Heart disease prevention

Risk factors you can do something about

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• High blood cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Being overweight
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Physical inactivity
• Smoking
• Stress  

Risk factors you cannot control

• Age
• Gender
• Family History
• Ethnicity
• History of stroke or TIA

What is your risk?
 

Heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death, so it is important to understand how to prevent them. The more risk factors you have, the greater your risk.

When certain risk factors occur together, known as metabolic syndrome , the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes becomes greater.

Are you at risk? Take the Heart&Stroke Risk Assessment^TM and get a personalized risk profile and a customized action plan for healthy living that includes tips, tools, recipes and much more to help you reduce your risk.

Last reviewed January 2012
Last modified January 2012.