A heart attack is a medical emergency that happens when a blood clot blocks blood flow to your heart. Learn if you're at risk and how to prevent one.
Alexandria Jones-Patten is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in the hospital setting. Her research background includes substance use and mental health among populations experiencing homelessness, and cardiovascular disease among adults. More recently, she has published research in Clinical Nursing Research and Journal of Substance Use.
For example, if your siblings have heart issues, your own risk of facing similar problems can increase by around 40%. If your parents developed heart issues at a young age, your own risk of heart attack can jump by 60% to 75%.
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