Are you at risk for Heart Attack?

There are risk factors for coronary artery disease that you cannot change and risk factors that you can change. According to NHBLI, the risk factors you cannot change include:

Your age:
     Men: over age 45
     Women: over age 55

Having a family history of early heart disease
     Heart disease diagnosed in father or brother before age 55
     Heart disease diagnosed in mother or sister before age 65

Having a personal history of coronary artery disease
     Angina
     A previous heart attack
     A surgical procedure (angioplasty, heart bypass) to increase blood flow to your heart.

Risk factors that you can change include:

    Smoking
    High blood pressure
     High blood cholesterol
    Obesity
    Being physically inactive
     Diabetes (high blood sugar)