Are you at risk for a heart attack?

How do you know if you are at risk for a heart attack? Some factors are unique to women and are important for you to know about. The major risk factors for heart disease are:

• Smoking or use of tobacco products
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol, including a high LDL (bad cholesterol) low HDL (good cholesterol) or high triglyceride levels
• Sedentary lifestyle, or get little physical activity
• Overweight
• Family history of heart disease
• Early menopause (before age 40)
• Previous heart attack
• High levels of stress, feeling little control over your enviornment
• High Blood Pressure

10 Signs of A Heart Attack

1. Chest discomfort
2. Pain spreading to the jaw, neck, shoulder or arm
3. Shortness of breath
4. Nausea
5. Sweating
6. Indigestion or gas-like pain
7. Dizziness
8. Unexplained weakness or fatigue
9. Discomfort or pain between the shoulder blades
10. Sense of impending doom