Cardiovascular disease is also known as heart disease. There is no single cause for developing a heart condition, but rather one or more risk factors that result in developing one. Certain lifestyle factors that increase your risk of heart disease include smoking, obesity, lack of physical exercise and excess alcohol consumption. Particular health conditions may also increase your risk and include high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Other risk factors that can not be altered include a family history of heart disease and ethnic background.
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