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What increases your risk of heart attack and stroke?

Major risk factors for heart attacks and strokes include the following3:

  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Physical inactivity
  • Unhealthy diet
  • Family history

Once you’ve had a clot in an artery, you’ll always be at
increased risk of heart attack or stroke. However there
are five ways to lower your risk of having a heart attack
or stroke.

Ask your doctor today how you can maintain the health of your arteries and prevent blood clots.
3. The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke, The World Health Organisation, 2004.