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What is my risk of a heart attack? my father died suddenly and i am anxious this will happen at any moment.
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Heart risk: There are risks that can lead to heart disease, and there are non-invasive medical tests that can help you determine what your current status is. Risk factors: smoking, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, and family history of heart disease at an early age. Screening tests: blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, body mass index, ecg. Coronary ct scan can identify plaque in artery.
Answered 3/19/2014
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Anxiety: May be more of an issue than cardiac risk. Please have your doc check you out and when cleared a clinical psychologist can help w/anxiety management. Please remember than many people who have relatives who died of cardiac disease live long and health lives, i'm one of them.
Answered 10/4/2016
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