What is Coronary Heart Disease?
What are its symptoms?
What are its causes?
What are the Non-modifiable risk factors?
What are the Modifiable risk factors?
Why do I need to make changes now?
Which cholesterol test is right for me?
Cigarette Smoking - One of the three major risk factors in CHD is smoking. All smokers have 2 to 6 times the risk of heart attack than do nonsmokers, and 2 to 4 times the risk of sudden cardiac death. There is less risk associated with pipe and cigar smoking.
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High Blood Pressure - Although high blood pressure cannot always be prevented, it can and should be treated in order to lower the risk of CHD and premature
death; use cholesterol home tests.
Elevated Cholesterol - An elevated cholesterol level definitely increases the risk of developing
CHD. A person with a cholesterol level greater than 259 is three times more likely to develop CHD than one with a level of 200. People with high levels of HDL cholesterol in proportion to LDL cholesterol are less likely to develop CHD than are those with low HDL cholesterol. High concentrations of HDL seem to have a protective effect against the development of
CHD. Experts believe that HDL cholesterol does not become incorporated into the fatty plaques that develop in the lining of the artery wall (as does LDL cholesterol).
Obesity - Obesity places an extra burden on the heart, requiring it to work even harder (thus increasing the risk of
CHD). In addition, obesity is often associated with a sedentary lifestyle, elevated cholesterol, and high blood pressure.
Physical Inactivity - Exercise may reduce the risk of CHD by decreasing weight, reducing blood pressure, and elevating the protective HDL cholesterol.
Stress - Stress appears to be associated with elevated blood pressures. Although moderate stress occurs in modern life, excessive stress can be a health hazard.
Unhealthy Diet - CHD occurs more frequently in those whose regular diet is high in calories, total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. Research shows that other factors that possibly contribute to the risk of CHD are excessive alcohol consumption, coffee consumption, and deficiencies in vitamins C and E.
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