Judy, are most heart problems genetic or the result of risky behaviors?
[Ms. Hannan] Well, there can be some genetic tendencies for people to have a higher risk of heart disease they have a family history of early heart attacks, they have a family history of high blood pressure or fatty build-up in their arteries. The most important fact is that they get controlled the same way and it has everything to do with your behavior, so whether you have a family history or not, the things that you need to do are the same stop smoking, decrease your sodium intake, eat healthier, exercise, stay a healthy weight. [Dr. Gaynes] How would someone know if they have cardiovascular disease? [Ms. Hannan] Cardiovascular disease is a very broad category. Let me start with what most about what people heart attack and most people think about the movie heart attack where somebody clutches their chest and quickly keels over. And that can be the symptom of a heart attack; symptoms also can be a little less dramatic. What you have is chest discomfort in the center of the chest; it c
