Heart Attack

Are you a 45-year-old male or a 55-year-old female? Do you smoke? Do you exercise

daily? Depending on your response to these questions, you may be preventing proper blood flow

to your heart, increasing your risk for a heart attack. While some of the risk factors are

controllable, others are not. For instance, a person who chooses not to maintain a healthy diet or

exercise daily could significantly increase their risk. At the same time, your gender, ethnicity,

and family history may also increase your risk for a heart attack. Woman may develop heart

disease ten years later than men; however, they are twice as likely to die from heart attacks.

Those who are born with, or develop diabetes are also at risk. Whether your risks are genetic or

developed, heart attacks and other forms of heart disease are preventable.

A surge in adrenaline, a sudden increase in blood pressure or strenuous workload on the

heart, can trigger a heart attack. These t...