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  1. iVillage: How to Prevent a Heart Attack yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com - How to Prevent a Heart Attack
  2. Mayo Clinic: Heart Attack: Prevention mayoclinic.com - Heart Attack: Prevention
  3. Caring.com: 10 Wayas You Can Help Your Parents Prevent a Heart Attack caring.com - 10 Wayas You Can Help Your Parents Prevent a Heart Attack
  4. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: How Can a Heart Attack Be Prevented? nhlbi.nih.gov - How Can a Heart Attack Be Prevented?
  5. FamilyDoctor: How Can I Avoid Having a Heart Attack? familydoctor.org - How Can I Avoid Having a Heart Attack?
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Research Notes on How to Prevent a Heart Attack


Knowing how to prevent a heart attack could save your life. By lowering your risk factors for coronary artery disease, you are greatly reducing the risk of having a heart attack.1 This could mean making healthy lifestyle choices such as losing weight, quitting smoking, and exercising.1 If you have a condition that would make a heart attack more likely, properly treat the condition.2 Conditions that are controllable that could lead to a heart attack include diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.2

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  • If you are at a high risk of having a heart attack, your doctor may prescribe medications such as beta blockers to reduce the risk.2
  • A heart-healthy diet that contains plenty of fruits and vegetables can lower the risk of having a heart attack.1
  • It is important for you to know the signs of a heart attack. Your health care provider can help you to devise an action plan in case you do have a heart attack.1


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 iVillage: How to Prevent a Heart Attack
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mayo Clinic: Heart Attack: Prevention

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