Please suggest some important questions i can ask my doctor about heart attacks.

Gum: Gum disease is related to many forms of vascular problems including stroke and heart attacks.

What: What is a good exercise heart rate range for me? When should I "slow down?" how often?

What: What are my risks? How can i treat or control them?

Is: Is there a non-invasive way to reduce arterial plaques?

1.: 1. What are my risk factors for heart attack? 2. Can any of my risk factors be modified?

In: In regards to heart attacks, you want to know how to reduce your risk and what to do if having one.

What: What are my risks? Are my cholesterol, bp, sugar & wt at goal? Should i take Aspirin or other meds?

How: How can i decrease the risk of getting heart attack ?

Ignore: Why did i get one? How to prevent a new one? What to do if u get another?

Ignore: Ask that diabetes be ruled out. 50% of type 2 diabetics are diagnosed after their first one!

Risk profile: Ask your MD about your risk category for heart attack. We have a set of variables that in aggregates measure our risk for future heart attacks including family history, sex, cholesterol, hypertension, etc. In general the person is either a high, moderate, or low-risk .The formula is based on large epidemiological/population studies and will guide how aggressive primary prevention will be.

Ignore: Is there any test that can help me to predict my cardiovascular risk?

Ignore: What are my risks? What's my LDL? Can you lower my cardiac risk?