The Five Major Risk Factors for Developing Heart Disease
The following information is from a television interview with Dr. Louis McKeever, a noted cardiologist of Edwards Heart Hospital in Naperville, Illinois.
The Five Major Risks of Developing Coronary Disease
- Cigarette Smoking
- High-Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Family History of Coronary Disease
Some of the risk factors can be modified while others can’t, namely family history.
The risk factors are so strong, if someone complains about chest pains and yet have none of the five risk factors, chances are the pains are unrelated to coronary disease.
Women don’t always have the same symptoms as men. Sometimes its not as easy to notice coronary disease in women than it is for men.
Keep in mind that there is not always a genetic pre-disposition to coronary disease just because a parent or grand-parent had the illness. For instance, if a parent lived decades of an unhealthy lifestyle, it does not necessarily mean that there will be a genetic pre-disposition in his/her children.
Bottom Line
Dr. McKeever was so emphatic about how strong the five risk factors are to coronary disease, that we should all look at this list closely and eliminate the risks we can control.
The Five Major Risk Factors for Developing Heart Disease
The following information is from a television interview with Dr. Louis McKeever, a noted cardiologist of Edwards Heart Hospital in Naperville, Illinois.
The Five Major Risks of Developing Coronary Disease
- Cigarette Smoking
- High-Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Family History of Coronary Disease
Some of the risk factors can be modified while others can’t, namely family history.
The risk factors are so strong, if someone complains about chest pains and yet have none of the five risk factors, chances are the pains are unrelated to coronary disease.
Women don’t always have the same symptoms as men. Sometimes its not as easy to notice coronary disease in women than it is for men.
Keep in mind that there is not always a genetic pre-disposition to coronary disease just because a parent or grand-parent had the illness. For instance, if a parent lived decades of an unhealthy lifestyle, it does not necessarily mean that there will be a genetic pre-disposition in his/her children.
Bottom Line
Dr. McKeever was so emphatic about how strong the five risk factors are to coronary disease, that we should all look at this list closely and eliminate the risks we can control.