Are You At Risk for a Heart Attack?

Are You At Risk?

The older you are, the greater your risk for having a heart attack. Talk to your doctor if you have any of the following risk factors for heart disease.

You have high cholesterol: 240 and higher is considered high for total cholesterol and 200 to 239 is considered borderline.

You have a family history of heart disease. This is especially true if you have a brother or father who had a heart attack before age 55 or a sister or mother who had a heart attack before age 65.

You smoke. You are physically inactive. You are overweight, especially if you weigh 20 percent more than your ideal weight. You have blood pressure above 120/80 or take medicine for high blood pressure.

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