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Heart Attack Risk

Who is at risk for a heart attack? Every man and woman. Once thought of as a man's disease, heart attack is the #1 killer of women in the US, eight times more common than breast cancer death. For both genders, family history is a key component. Knowing the most common heart attack risk factors is one key to heart attack prevention. Your lifestyle choices can also be heart attack risk factors. Learn what you need to know about heart attack risk, to prevent a first heart attack. And what to look out for to prevent a second heart attack.

Heart Attack Risk:

• Homocysteine and Heart Disease

• Research on Men, Women, and the Heart

• Stress and Heart Disease

• Heart Attack and Depression -- What's the Connection?

• Heart Attack Symptoms? Be prepared.

• Is it a Panic (Anxiety) Attack or a Heart Attack?

• Increasing The Odds Of Surviving A Heart Attack

• After a Heart Attack -- Should You Have a Home Defibrillator?

Johns Hopkins Symptoms and Remedies on Heart Health:

• Coronary Heart Disease

• Heart Attack

• Hyperlipidemia (High Cholesterol and High Triglycerides)

More on Heart Health:

• Heart Health Glossary

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All the articles in the Heart Health area are derived from our monthly newsletter, Johns Hopkins Health After 50, and our annual Johns Hopkins White Paper: Coronary Heart Disease and Johns Hopkins White Paper: Heart Attack Prevention located in our Bookstore.

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