Heart Health
By following the LiveWell program for weight maintenance, healthy living, tobacco cessation, and prescription and medical compliance, you decrease your chances of heart attack and stroke. It's still very important to be aware of the risk factors and warning signs of heart attack and stroke.
| Heart Attack Risk Factors |
| Uncontrollable |
Controllable |
| Increasing age |
Tobacco use |
| Male sex (gender) |
High blood cholesterol |
| Heredity |
High blood pressure |
| |
Physical inactivity |
| |
Obesity and overweight |
| |
Diabetes mellitus |
| |
Stress |
| |
Alcohol consumption |
| Stroke Risk Factors |
| Uncontrollable |
Controllable |
| Increasing age |
High blood pressure |
| Male sex (gender) |
Cigarette smoking |
| Heredity |
Diabetes mellitus |
| Race |
Atrial fibrillation |
| Prior stroke or heart attack |
Carotid or other artery disease |
| |
Other heart disease |
| |
Sickle cell disease |
| |
High blood cholesterol |
| |
Poor diet |
| |
Physical inactivity and obesity |
Warning signs of heart attack and stroke
Heart attack
- Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back.
- Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach.
- Shortness of breath, with or without chest discomfort.
- Other signs, such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or lightheadedness.
Stroke
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.
LiveWell has partnered with the American Heart Association. Check out www.hearthub.org to learn more about Heart Health and to take a brief heart assessment. |
