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What Is Meant By And What Are The Risk Factors For Heart Disease?

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What Is Meant By And What Are The Risk Factors For Heart Disease?

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These risk factors include cigarette smoking, high blood pressure (hypertension), elevated cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), diabetes mellitus, increased weight and family history. Other important risks include sedentary behavior, post-menopausal condition (for women), low HDL (high density lipoprotein), and possibly high levels of scrum homocysteine (a new concept) – although these are not officially included as official risk factors. These risk factors represent a statistical liklihood of developing artery blockage in the heart, as well as throughout the body. Having these risk factors does not mean that you WILL have this problem, only that you have an INCREASED RISK. Likewise, NOT having these risk factors does not mean that you will NOT have this problem, only that you have a DECREASED RISK.