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What are some of the factors that may put me at increased risk for heart attack and stroke?

April 26, 2017factors Heart Attack increased risk stroke

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What are some of the factors that may put me at increased risk for heart attack and stroke?

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A. According to the National Institutes of Health, traditional risk factors can include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity, high LDL-C, low HDL-C, family history of early heart disease, and age. There is also an emerging risk factor called elevated hsCRP.