Your heart needs its own blood supply to keep working. Heart disease occurs when the arteries that carry this blood, known as coronary arteries, start to become blocked by a build-up of fatty deposits.
Some people have a higher risk of developing heart disease due to genetic factors – one clue to this is a family history of heart disease in middle-age. Lifestyle factors that increase the risk include an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, diabetes, high blood pressure and, most importantly, smoking.
Taking Control Lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke
Stroke Information:The Toronto Stroke Network
Living for today
After a stroke of heart disease diagnosis
Lessons Learned
Recipes
Moroccan Roasted Vegetables
Heart Rate and Exercise
Prevent Heart disease and stroke
Signs of a Stroke
Risk issues that you can do something about
High blood pressure (hypertension)
High blood cholesterol
Atrial fibrillation
Being Overweight
Diabetes
Excessive alcohol consumption
Physical inactivity
Smoking
Stress
Risk factors you can’t control
Age
Gender
Family History
Ethnicity
History of stroke or TIA
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