The risk factors for heart disease and heart attack are similar. Understanding these factors can help you keep your heart healthy. They include:

• Diabetes

• Family history of heart attack/disease

• High blood pressure

• High cholesterol

• Lack of physical activity

• Obesity

• Stress

• Tobacco use

• Unhealthy eating habits.
Consider making lifestyle changes to avoid these risk factors and decrease the likelihood that you will have heart complications.