Psychological distress doubles the risk of subsequent cardiac events in younger adults.
Healthy habits throughout life – eating better, moving more, maintaining a healthy weight, and not smoking – are important steps to protect your heart. You also need to keep an eye on health conditions that make heart disease more likely. These include diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Use this resource to learn more about heart-healthy habits.
Staying up to date with your vaccines is an important part of heart-healthy living. Protect your heart with healthy habits, such as eating well, being active, not smoking, getting good sleep, taking your heart medicines – and getting vaccinated!