Cardiac Risk Assessment
The following questions will help you identify risk factors for heart disease.
Take this simple test to identify your risk factors. Many heart attacks could be avoided by reducing known risk factors and adopting a heart healthy lifestyle. Learning about your risk factors and ways to reduce them is important, whether you have heart disease or want to prevent it.
- Have you had a heart attack, stroke or any condition that causes reduced blood circulation to the heart or other organs?
- Did a close relative (parent, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt or uncle) ever have a heart attack or die suddenly at an early age? (Early age for heart disease is younger than age 55 for men, and age 65 for women)
- Has a physician ever told you that you have diabetes or high blood sugar?
- Has a physician ever told you that you have high blood pressure, or do you take medication for high blood pressure?
- Do you currently smoke cigarettes?
- Do you frequently eat foods that are high in fat?
- Is your total cholesterol score over 200?
- Do you accumulate less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days? (moderate activity includes leisure-time activities such as walking or bicycling, as well as home activities like gardening or raking leaves).
- Do you frequently feel stressed or have trouble coping?
- Do you weigh more than you should for your height?
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