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Are some people more prone to getting heart attack?
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Yes: Risk factors include male sex, high blood pressure, high bad cholesterol, low good cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, history of atherosclerotic vascular disease, family history of heart attacks.
Answered 2/16/2012
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