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Edited byEdited byDR. MAGDI SAMIDR. MAGDI SAMIMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHAMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA

Professor of MedicineProfessor of Medicine

McGILL UNIVERSITYMcGILL UNIVERSITY

Senior Cardiologist MUHCSenior Cardiologist MUHC

Director PacemakerDirector Pacemaker

& Arrhythmia Unit& Arrhythmia Unit

ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITALROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKILLUSTRATEDILLUSTRATED

PRESENTATIONSPRESENTATIONS

Risk FactorsRisk Factors

AreAre

YOU YOU AT RISKAT RISK

of getting a of getting a

HEART HEART ATTACK?ATTACK?

MAYBEMAYBE

How manyHow manyRISK FACTORSRISK FACTORS

can you listcan you list

??????

The following areThe following are

17 RISK17 RISKFACTORSFACTORS

of a of a

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK

PleasePlease

REVIEWREVIEWthem them

CAREFULLYCAREFULLY

TakeTake

NOTESNOTES

Which Which

RISK FACTORSRISK FACTORS

APPLY TO APPLY TO

YOU?YOU?

11 RISK FACTORRISK FACTOR

maymay notnot be be

ENOUGH ENOUGH to trigger a to trigger a

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK

A A

COMBINATIONCOMBINATION of of

SEVERAL RISK SEVERAL RISK FACTORS FACTORS

may trigger a may trigger a

HEARTHEART

ATTACKATTACK

RISK FACTOR 1 RISK FACTOR 1 You are a MALEYou are a MALE

FACTFACTMore More

MENMENthanthan

WOMEN WOMEN suffer suffer HEART HEART

ATTACKS!ATTACKS!

RISK FACTOR 2 RISK FACTOR 2 You are OVER 65 years oldYou are OVER 65 years old

FACTFACTOLDEROLDER

PEOPLEPEOPLEsuffer moresuffer more

HEART ATTACKSHEART ATTACKS

than younger than younger peoplepeople

RISK FACTOR 3RISK FACTOR 3You have a You have a

FAMILY HISTORYFAMILY HISTORYof heart diseaseof heart disease

RISK FACTOR 4RISK FACTOR 4You are You are

OVERWEIGHTOVERWEIGHT

FACTFACTThe The

HEAVIER HEAVIER you weigh, theyou weigh, the

HARDERHARDER your heart has to your heart has to

WORK WORK in order to in order to

carry youcarry you

FACTFACT OVERWEIGHTOVERWEIGHT

&&

OBESE OBESE PEOPLEPEOPLE

risk gettingrisk getting

DIABETESDIABETES

RISK FACTOR 5RISK FACTOR 5

DIABETESDIABETES

can lead to can lead to

HARDENING HARDENING

of the of the

ARTERIESARTERIES

RISK FACTOR 5RISK FACTOR 5

HARDENING HARDENING

of the of the

ARTERIESARTERIES

can lead to can lead to

HEART HEART ATTACKS!ATTACKS!

RISK FACTOR 6 RISK FACTOR 6 Your Your

ETHNIC ORIGINETHNIC ORIGIN

DoesDoes

HEART DISEASEHEART DISEASE

DISCRIMINATEDISCRIMINATE

? ? ?? ??

YES!YES!

FACTFACTOBESITY & DIABETESOBESITY & DIABETES

have a have a GREATER TENDENCYGREATER TENDENCY

to occur in to occur in AMERICANSAMERICANS

of the following of the following ETHNIC ORIGINS…ETHNIC ORIGINS…

AFRICAN AMERICANSAFRICAN AMERICANS

MEXICAN AMERICANSMEXICAN AMERICANS

AMERICAN INDIANSAMERICAN INDIANS

NATIVE HAWAIIANSNATIVE HAWAIIANS

ASIAN AMERICANSASIAN AMERICANS

WHYWHY

? ? ?? ??

BECAUSEBECAUSE of their of their

DIETS DIETS & &

LIFESTYLESLIFESTYLES

FORMULAFORMULAHIGH FATHIGH FAT

DIETDIET

++ SEDENTARYSEDENTARY

LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE==

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACK

RISK FACTOR 7 RISK FACTOR 7 You SMOKE You SMOKE

RISK FACTOR 7 RISK FACTOR 7 SECOND HAND SMOKESECOND HAND SMOKE

You are exposed to smokers You are exposed to smokers

RISK FACTOR 7 RISK FACTOR 7 SECOND HAND SMOKESECOND HAND SMOKE

You are exposed to You are exposed to heavily polluted air heavily polluted air

WHYWHY do do

SMOKING SMOKING andand

EXPOSURE EXPOSURE TO SMOKETO SMOKE

provokeprovokeHEART ATTACKS?HEART ATTACKS?

BecauseBecause

SMOKESMOKE

CONSTRICTSCONSTRICTSBLOOD VESSELSBLOOD VESSELS

This narrowing This narrowing

CUTS CUTS the the

FLOW FLOW of of

BLOODBLOODto your to your

HEARTHEART

SUMMARYSUMMARYThere are 17 risk factors There are 17 risk factors

of a heart attack. of a heart attack.

SUMMARYSUMMARYThey range from They range from

being a male being a male to to

your ethnic origin.your ethnic origin.

SUMMARYSUMMARYDietDiet and and environmentenvironment

are are major risk factors.major risk factors.

CAN YOU NAME CAN YOU NAME RISK FACTORSRISK FACTORS

8 TO 17? 8 TO 17? ??

YOU’LL FIND THEM YOU’LL FIND THEM ININ

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