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• Men are at greater risk for both hearth attacks and strokes.
• On average, men are at greater risk than women for both heart attacks and strokes. Differences in physiology may play a role, but overall lifestyle differences between men and women are also a factor.

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• Some risk factors are unique to women, such as those associated with pregnancy(like preeclampsia, for example).
• While, on average, women are less likely than men to have heart health issues, heart disease is still the #1 cause of death among women. Moreover, some risk factors are unique to women (such as issues related to pregnancy like preeclampsia and birth control pill use). Also, post-menopausal women are at higher risk than pre-meonpausal women.

• As we age, heart health risk increases along with other factors like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
• Heart attacks and strokes happen to people of all ages, but they’re more common in people over 50, when there’s an increasing risk for factors like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

• High blood pressure increases heart health risk even when you’re on medication to control it.
• High blood pressure increases heart attack and stroke risk because it puts stress on your heart and the rest of your circulatory system – even when you’re on a blood pressure medication.

• Diabetics are 2 to 4 times more likely to have heart health issues, including heart attack or stroke.
• Diabetics are 2 to 4 times more likely to have heart health issues, including heart attack or stroke. And 68% of diabetics over the age of 65 die of some sort of heart disease.

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• High “bad” cholesterol may cause fat build-up in arteries, raising your risk for heart attack and stroke.
• High “bad” cholesterol may cause fat build-up in arteries (atherosclerosis), which raises the risk of both heart attack and stroke, including clot-related (ischemic) stroke.

• Heart attack and stroke survivors are at a higher risk for having another event.
• Both heart attack and stroke survivors are at a higher risk for having another. Plus heart attack survivors are at higher risk for stroke and vice versa. In addition, your family history can raise your heart health risks.

• Getting enough exercise can help manage your cholesterol levels, which can decrease risk for heart attack and stroke.
• Getting enough exercise can help manage your cholesterol levels, which can decrease risk for heart attack and stroke. Your heart is a muscle, after all, so exercise helps manage your overall heart health risk.

• A diet high in saturated or trans-fat, sugar, cholesterol, and salt can raise heart health risks.
• A diet high in saturated or trans-fat, sugar, cholesterol, and salt can raise heart attack and stroke risk. That’s because these foods can raise “bad” cholesterol and cause build-up of fat in your arteries (atherosclerosis) as well as lead to high blood pressure.

• Excess weight can make “bad” cholesterol levels higher, increasing heart attack risk.
• Excess weight can make “bad” cholesterol levels higher, increasing heart attack and stroke risk. Being overweight can also contribute to risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, which, in turn, raise heart health risks.

• Because nicotine can raise blood pressure, smoking and other forms of tobacco use can raise heart health risks.
• Because nicotine can raise blood pressure, smoking and other forms of tobacco use can raise heart attack and stroke risk. In fact, as few as 1 to 4 cigarettes per day can significantly raise heart health risks.

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• Stress can raise blood pressure and trigger other heart attack or stroke risks like overeating, smoking or inactivity.

• Stress can raise blood pressure and trigger other heart attack or stroke risks like overeating, smoking or inactivity. Learning heart-healthy stress management techniques can help.