Risk factors for Acute Coronary Syndrome

The following factors increase your chances of developing acute coronary syndrome:

• A family history of heart disease
• You are a man over 45 years old or a woman over 55 years old
• Being overweight or obese
• Smoking
• High cholesterol , especially high LDL ("bad") cholesterol and low HDL (“good”) cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Being sedentary
• Having angina, a previous heart attack, or other types of coronary artery disease