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Heart Disease Risk Factors

Illustrated image of a heart as seen inside of a body.

Some conditions as well as some lifestyle factors can put people at a higher risk for developing heart disease. All persons can take steps to lower their risk of heart disease and heart attack by addressing these risk factors. Control of risk factors is especially need by people who already have heart disease.


 
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