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Heart Attack Risk Calculator

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This calculator is illustrative and it doesn't substitutes your doctor's diagnosis and decisions. The result also does not replace professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment.
  1. Your gender
    2.  Male
    Female


  2. Your age
    3.  44 and younger
    45 - 54
    55 and older

    Men who are 45 or older and women who are 55 or older are more likely to have a heart attack than are younger men and women.

  3. Do you smoke?
    4.  Yes
    No
    My partner smokes (exposed to second hand smoke)

    Smoking and long-term exposure to secondhand smoke damage the interior walls of arteries - including arteries to your heart - allowing deposits of cholesterol and other substances to collect and slow blood flow. Smoking also increases the risk of deadly blood clots forming and causing a heart attack.

  4. Do you have diabetes?
    5.  Yes
    No

    Diabetes is the inability of your body to adequately produce insulin or respond to insulin need properly. Insulin, a hormone secreted by your pancreas, allows your body to use glucose, which is a form of sugar from foods. Diabetes can occur in childhood, but it appears more often in middle age and among overweight people. Diabetes greatly increases your risk of a heart attack

  5. Do you have high blood pressure? (over 140/90 mm/Hg)
    6.  Yes
    No

    Over time, high blood pressure can damage arteries that feed your heart by accelerating atherosclerosis. The risk of high blood pressure increases as you age, but the main culprits for most people are eating a diet too high in salt and being overweight. High blood pressure can also be an inherited problem

  6. Do you have high cholesterol?
    7.  Yes
    No

    Cholesterol is a major part of the deposits that can narrow arteries throughout your body, including those that supply your heart. A high level of the wrong kind of cholesterol in your blood increases your risk of a heart attack. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) is most likely to narrow arteries. A high LDL level is undesirable and is often a result of a diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol. A high level of triglycerides, a type of blood fat related to your diet, also is undesirable. However, a high level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol), which helps the body clean up excess cholesterol, is desirable and lowers your risk of heart attack.

  7. Family history of heart attacks? (siblings, parents and grandparents)
    8.  Yes
    No

    If your siblings, parents or grandparents have had heart attacks, you may be at increased risk. Your family may have a genetic condition that raises unwanted blood cholesterol levels. High blood pressure also can run in families.

  8. Do you have practice sports or do you do more that 30 mins of pulse-raising activities daily?
    9.  Yes
    No

    An inactive lifestyle contributes to high blood cholesterol levels and obesity. People who get regular aerobic exercise have better cardiovascular fitness, which decreases their overall risk of heart attack. Exercise is also beneficial in lowering high blood pressure.

  9. What is your BMI? (Can calculate it on the home page)
    10.  29 and below
    30 and above

    Obese people have a high proportion of body fat (a body mass index of 30 or higher). Obesity raises the risk of heart disease because it's associated with high blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and diabetes.

  10. Describe your stress levels:
    11.  low
    average
    high

    You may respond to stress in ways that can increase your risk of a heart attack. If you're under stress, you may overeat or smoke from nervous tension. Too much stress, as well as anger, can also raise your blood pressure.

  11. Do you experiment with illegal drugs?
    12.  Yes
    No

    Using stimulant drugs, such as cocaine or amphetamines, can trigger a spasm of your coronary arteries that can cause a heart attack.

  

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