7 of the most dangerous things that put you at risk of a heart attack
Hilary Brueck
Key Points
- Heart disease is the number one killer in the US.
- But many heart attacks are preventable, and they’re becoming less deadly and less common than they used to be in the US.
- Some of the most straightforward things that raise your risk of an attack include being overweight, not getting enough sleep, and smoking.
Heart diseases – chiefly heart attacks – are the number one killer in the US. In 2016, they killed 635,260 people.
The heart is the body’s most critical life pump, and a heart attack (or myochardial infarction, by its more scientific name) is what happens when a person’s heart can’t get enough blood.
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