Heart Disease Risk Factors in Women

High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, age, tobacco smoke, race, family history, sedentary lifestyle, obesity and gender are the most common risk factors of heart disease in women.
Dr. Lauren Frost, Cardiologist with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, explains cholesterol has a huge role in heart disease, because it is binding to the walls of the vessels, contributing to plaques, contributes to inflammation and it’s one the things that physicians have to target in their practice.
Things such as healthy diet, exercising daily, weight control, quitting smoking and managing stress can reduce the risks of heart disease, she describes. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
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