The American Heart Association recommends that heart attack prevention begin by age 20. This means assessing your risk factors and working to keep them low. For those over 40, or those with multiple risk factors, it’s important to calculate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Many first-ever heart attacks or strokes are fatal or disabling, so prevention is critical. The sooner you begin comprehensive risk reduction, the longer and stronger your heart will beat.

What puts me at risk for heart attack?
Some of the risks for heart attack can be modified, treated or controlled and some can't. The more risk factors you have, the greater your chance of developing coronary heart disease or having a heart attack.

Learn the ABC's of heart attack prevention
Preventing a heart attack is simpler than you may think. It's as easy as ABC to reduce your risk and live a longer, stronger life.