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Heart Disease Facts | Houston Cardiologist

Reddy Cardiac Wellness contains a wealth of knowledge concerning heart health issues such as Houston heart disease, Houston heart problems, Houston heart disease symptoms and various Houston heart diseases. Below are a few of the everyday heart facts that most people aren't aware of.

  • Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, killing more people than all cancers combined.
  • The incidence of heart disease is the same in both men and women
  • Diet alone does not prevent heart disease, however a low calorie diet can
  • Exercise alone does not prevent heart disease
  • 80% of the people that have heart diseases have the same cholesterol levels as the people that don't have any heart diseases
  • The four major risk factors for heart diseases are
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Smoking
  • 65% of the population with one or zero risk factors have heart attacks
  • Smokers are at very high risk of heart attacks and strokes