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Every living person is at risk of a heart attack. Heart failure is the leading cause of death even if it is secondary to another disease like cancer or other life threatening disease. This makes the classification of actual cause of death speculative. If a person only smokes for a year of their life and dies, smoking can be placed as the cause. People who have poor diets, do not exercise, eat too much salt, eat high cholesterol foods, smoke and drink to excess can be classified as high risk to heart disease.
If you smoke you are going to be at high risk of developing heart disease. People who exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and manage stress are less likely to have Heart disease. A healthy lifestyle will offset internal risk factors such as age, gender, family history, and ethnicity. Many ethnic groups, including African Americans, have an increased risk of heart disease.
Men are more likely to experience heart attacks than women, although a woman's risk of heart attack rises after menopause. African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans are all at greater risk for cardiovascular disease than Caucasians
Everyone is at risk for developing heart disease. However, the level of risk differs among individuals because everyone is different and people's lifestyles are different.
Who is at highest risk?
1. Those who have a family history of hypertension and heart disease.
2. Males are more at risk than women. The risk for women increases after they reach menopause.
3. Age-As you grow, your heart undergoes various physiological changes and your blood pressure get elevated. Acquired Heart disease is more common in adults.
4. Race-research has shown that more blacks are susceptible to developing hypertension and heart disease.
Risk factors 1 to 4 can not be modified!
The following risk factors you can modify to improve your heart health and reduce your risk for heart disease.
5. Cigarette smoking
6. Heavy alcohol drinking.
7. High stress levels-work and home.
8. Inactive lifestyle-lack of regular exercise.
9. Eating high salt, high saturated fat foods and fizzy drinks-Unhealthy eating habits.
10. High Cholesterol levels.
11. High Blood pressure.
12. Being overweight-obese.
13. Having Diabetes and other conditions such as kidney disease.
14. Constant suffering from bacterial and viral infections, e.g. HIV, TB etc.
15. and Other factors such as environmental factors.
With prompt treatment, most types of heart attacks have a greater than 50/50 survival chance.
men from the age 45 and older and woman from the age 55 and older.
Trans fat mostly affects the heart and may cause heart attacks. Trans fat is mostly found in deep fried food such as chips and chicken etc.
old people because its usually because of thir age and when you get older your heart starts to slow down and begin to get weak.
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Can you have a heart attack after quitting smoking for a long time?
Yes, you can have a heart attack even if you quit smoking many years ago. Not all heart attacks occur in smokers. Smoking increases the risk of a heart attack, though. Within eight to 15 years of quitting smoking, your risk of heart attack is at the same level as that of nonsmokers.
How can you have a heart attack?
do you want a heart attack?Yeah?Ok this is how!to have a heart attack you must eat all this bad food so it blocks up your blood vessels or what eva it is called.... wait a sec....HOW AM I GOING TO KNOW HOW TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK! GO LOOK IT UP ON WICKIPIDIA STUPID!
What damage does a heart attack cause?
A heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) can cause damage by brain damage, can lead to stokes, and also have the risk of having a seconf MI.
What disease that people suffer from make it twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack?
the answer is high cholesterol because high cholesterol lowers your blood sugars which your brain and heart need, increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Must you inform car insurers after a heart attack?
Some insurers may request the clients to offer specific health details before they renew their covers. Heart attack patients may be considered high risk because they may suffer another heart attack while behind the steering wheel.
Quitting smoking today will immediately cut your risk of heart attack and stroke?
It will cut your risk of a heart attack into half.
Are you at risk of heart attack?
Maybe.
What happens to fat?
They get the risk to get a heart attack
What are you at risk to if you have a high fat intake?
A heart attack.
Can you have a heart attack after quitting smoking for a long time?
Yes, you can have a heart attack even if you quit smoking many years ago. Not all heart attacks occur in smokers. Smoking increases the risk of a heart attack, though. Within eight to 15 years of quitting smoking, your risk of heart attack is at the same level as that of nonsmokers.
What happens if you dont eat vitamin A?
you will have a risk of a heart attack
What are the risk factors of a heart attack?
How low should you LDl be
Why is a footballer at risk of having a heart attack?
If you are talking about football in the U.S. then the reason for a them to be at risk for having a heart attack would be because, they are under a lot of stress in their life, and undergo a lot of pain with their career which can put them at more of a risk for heart and brain problems.
What day is the highest risk of a heart attack?
any day you decide to gorge yourself with junk food. other than that, there is no designated 'day' when everyone has a higher risk of heart attack.
Is it true that people with slow recovery heart rate are at more risk for a heart attack?
False
Can alcohol pickle your heart?
No. However, drinking in moderation reduces the risk of heart attack by about 40%.
Why do you get heart attack paranoia from cocaine?
You get "heart attack paranoia" because you know the risk of parting. That little voice in the back of your head is saying........"what if"!!!!!!!!!!
