Heart disease can be caused by a number of heart disease risk factors. It is important to study each of these to see the relevance to yourself.
Heart disease risk factors are divided into three groups genetics, lifestyle and health.
Heart disease risk
Once you have performed your heart disease risk assessment you will be aware which of the heart disease risk factors are contributing to your overall heart disease risk. In order to help prevent your heart disease the idea is to modify the contribution from each factor. This can take some time and may require help from your physician. | 
