What Are the Risk Factors of a Heart Attack?

As you age, it is important to become more aware of your health and the implications your lifestyle may have on your body. Approaching your 30s, 40s, or even 50s, it is more important than ever to ensure you are as healthy as possible and eliminate any risk factors that could lead to a deadly heart attack. Wondering what those risk factors are? Keep reading to learn more about the most common heart attack risk factors, how you can actively work to prevent one, and how a Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trial can help.

Common Heart Attack Risk Factors

If you’re between 40 and 75 years old and have never had a heart attack, ask to have your risk of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years assessed.

Risk factors for heart attack include:

• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Overweight or obesity
• Family history of early atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Chronic kidney disease
• Chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and HIV/AIDS
• History of preeclampsia or early menopause
• High-risk ethnicit,y such as South Asian ancestry
• Higher than normal triglycerides, ankle-brachial index, and other lab tests

Working to Prevent Heart Attacks

It is never too late to start living a healthy lifestyle. A heart attack can happen at any age at any time, so it is important to be aware of your heart health. Some easy ways you can work to prevent a heart attack include:

• Stop smoking
• Maintain healthy cholesterol levels
• Keep your blood pressure in a healthy range
• Stay active, even if it is just walking for 30 minutes a day
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Limit alcohol usage
• Manage your stress levels
• Get plenty of rest and address any sleep issues you’re experiencing
• Manage your diabetes correctly

There are many factors, however, that cannot be changed. These include being a male, your race, and your age. If you fall into any of these categories, or multiple categories, it is especially important to speak with your doctor and get a health assessment.

Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trial

If you have ever experienced a stroke, heart attack, have been diagnosed with heart disease, or are at risk of one, we want to hear from you.

At Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trials, we give participants exclusive access to new, emerging, and investigational medications and treatments for cardiovascular conditions through our clinical trials.

We’re a group of experienced medical professionals focused on studying heart diseases. Proudly part of the Alliance Clinical Network, we’re known for our successful heart health studies, from Phase II to IV, working closely with top pharmaceutical companies.

Benefits include:

• No-cost health consultations and examinations
• No-cost lab reports
• No-cost study-related medicines
• Adherence to industry safety guidelines
• Oversight by a central ethics committee
• Fair compensation for time and travel
• FDA-regulated and HIPAA-compliant
• Guaranteed confidentiality

For more information and to sign up as a participant today, visit us at CardiovascularDiseaseClinicalTrials.com!