Heart Disease Causes and Risk Factors

When you know the risk factors for heart disease you can take smarter steps to control them. Find helpful tips for avoiding causes and reducing your risk.
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Obesity and Heart Disease Risk in Black People
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Chronic Stress and Heart Disease Risk in Black People
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How Are High Blood Pressure and Atherosclerosis Linked?
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Survey Finds Americans Struggle With Weight Loss for Heart Health
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The Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease
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What Is Endothelial Dysfunction?
Chromosomes
What Genes Can Tell Us About Heart Disease
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The Connections Between Heart Disease, Obesity, and Weight Loss
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An Overview of Constrictive Pericarditis
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High-Risk Drinking and Heart Problems
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How Does Thyroid Disease Affect the Heart?
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What It Means to Have High C-Reactive Protein Levels
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Can Opioids Cause Heart Problems?
Healthy electrocardiogram
What to Know About Azithromycin
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Why Obesity Is Bad for Your Heart and Overall Health
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Restless Leg Syndrome and Cardiac Risk
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Evaluating the Cause of Syncope
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BMI, Waist Circumference, or Waist-To-Hip Ratio?
Stressed out office worker
When Stress Causes Heart Disease
People sitting at desks in office
Why Sitting Could Be Hurting Your Heart Health
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Is Being a Little Overweight Really OK?
Preventing Vasovagal Syncope
What Is Vasovagal Syncope?
Fainting
Medical Causes of Syncope or Fainting
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Stress and Heart Disease
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Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease
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How Smoking Affects Your Heart
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How the Reynolds Score Is Used to Calculate Cardiac Risk in Women
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Is Vaping Better Than Smoking?
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Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Heart
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Crystal Meth Causes Severe Heart Damage