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What are the major risk factors for heart attack?
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Many: 1.Family history of heart attacks or strokes or atherosclerosis 2..Hyperlipidemia ( and or diet with animal fat or saturated fat) 3. Smoking 4.Obesity 5sedentarism or hypo activity 6.Alcoholism 7. Diabetes mellitus 8. Peripheral vascular disease 9. Gout or hyperuricemia 10. Stress 11. Hypertension 12. Renal disease 13. Age above 40 ( higher at 55) 14. Male sex ( high testosterone) 15. Estrogens.
Answered 6/11/2014
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