Risk Factors You Can Change

• Cigarette/tobacco use
• High blood cholesterol levels
• High triglyceride levels
• High blood pressure
• Physical inactivity
• Obesity
• Substance abuse
• Metabolic syndrome
• Diet
• Diabetes

Risk Factors You Cannot Change

• Family history
• Race - The death rate resulting from heart attacks is higher for African-American women and is increasing for Hispanic and Asian women.
• Age - The older you get, the more likely you are to develop heart disease.