Red Flags

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

While comprehensive testing at the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center will give you the most precise assessment of your level of risk, there area number of known risk factors for cardiovascular disease — “red flags” — that may indicate an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, or diabetes:

• personal or family history of cardiovascular disease
• personal or family history of heart attack, stroke, or Type 2 diabetes
• diabetes (risk factor for heart attack and stroke)
• gestational diabetes
• elevated cholesterol
• nicotine use in any form
• secondary exposure to nicotine use (such as second-hand […]