Who is at risk for heart disease?

AA) First of all we must be aware of factors that lead to cause heart disease.

The following details provide basic information and factors that cause heart disease:

When many lakhs of cars are moving on the roads only a few cars meet with accidents. Cars with defective brakes,gears or non-aligned tyres have increased chances of accidents.

Likewise, extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified several factors that increase the risk ofheart and blood vessel(cardiovascular) disease.

Other factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease,but such significance and prevalence haven鈥檛 yet been precisely determined. They are called contributing risk factors.

The American Heart Association has identified several risk factors . Some of them can be modified ,treated or controlled, and some can鈥檛.

The more risk factors you have , the greater your chance of developing coronary heart disease. Also, the greater the level of each risk factor, the greater the risk. For example,a person with a total cholesterol of 300 ml/dL has a greater risk than some one with a total cholesterol of 245 mg/dL, even though everyone with a total cholesterol greater than 240 mg/dL is considered high risk.

NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS:

1)Increasing age
2) Gender
3)Heredity(Including Race)

MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS:

1)Smoking
2)High blood cholesterol
3)High blood pressure
4)Physical inactivity
5)Obesity
6)Diabetes Mellitus
7)Stress
8)Alcohol

BB) Once the factors that cause heart disease are known, the person irrespective of the status of his/her health and heart conditions, can take necessary precautionary measures to suppress and eliminate the causative factors to avoid heart disease and prolong life avoiding premature death.

Therefore, conclusively, educating oneself about the risk factors, will definitely help to prevent heart disease.

Half of America that doesn't eat right and excercise, or had it in their family.
Everyone over 50.
usually overweight people or people that dont take care of themselves (McDonalds 3 times a week) but any1 can get it if it runs in the family
fat and obese people , tension people
Obesity, high B.P., high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, heavy drinking and above all a genetic predisposition makes one vulnerable for heart disease.
ppl who are obese, smokers, alchoholic and doing jobs involving lots of tension