Signs, Symptoms & Risk Factors of Heart Disease

To wrap up our focus on heart disease, and as a final note that it’s not too late to sign up for REDFEB, we are focussing on its signs, symptoms and risk factors. As with any other information related to heart disease, we highly recommend you talk through any specific worries with your doctor. As we’ve mentioned in previous weeks, heart disease is not one condition, but a huge range of conditions.

The most common symptom of heart disease is a heart attack, but there are others. The earlier you notice symptoms of heart disease, the best chance you have at improving your outcome. Please always seek emergency medical care if you think you or someone around you is having a heart attack.

Remember that heart attacks are most common on Christmas Day, so do not put off seeking help over the holidays!

Here are the common signs, symptoms and risk factors of heart disease: