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CountyLineFebruary2012www.CountyLineMagazine.net26Age20-39rKnowyourfamilyhistoryofheartdisease.Ifyouhaveax1brstdegreerelativewithprematureheartdiseasemalerelative55yearsfemalerelative65yearsthenyouareatincreasedriskforheartdisease.rHaveyourcholesterolcheckedeveryx1bveyearsandknowyouridealcholesterollevel.rHaveyourbloodpressurecheckedeverytwoyears.Ifyourbloodpressureis12080haveyourbloodpressurecheckedeveryyear.rIfyouhaveanyriskfactorsforthedevelopmentofdiabetesi.e.historyofgestationaldiabetesoverweightorobesefamilyhistoryofdiabetesyoumayneedabloodtesttoscreenforthedisease.Discussthiswithyourdoctor.rDonotsmokeandstayawayfromsecond-handsmoke.rMaintainahealthyweight.rGet30minutesofexerciseatleastx1bvedaysaweek.rDrinkalcoholinmoderationwhichisonedrinkperday.Age40-49rTalkwithyourdoctoraboutwhetheryoushouldbescreenedfordiabetesrKeepacloseeyeonyourcholesterolandbloodpressureasthesecanincreasewithage.rMaintainahealthyweightandcontinuetoexerciseregularly30minutesatleastx1bvetimesaweek.Age50-59rRiskofheartattackandstrokeincreasesdramaticallyinyour50s.Continuetomonitoryourcholesterolandbloodpressurelevels.rMaintainingahealthyweightbecomesmoredifx1bcultasestrogenlevelsdeclineduringmenopause.Takeextracaretoeathealthyandexerciseregularly.rIfthereisafamilyhistoryofaorticaneurysmtalktoyourdoctorandconsideranultrasoundtoscreenforaorticaneurysm.Age60rIfyouhaveheartorothervasculardiseasemakesureyourcholesterolbloodpressurebloodsugarweightandphysicalactivityareallatyourheart-healthygoalinordertopreventfutureevents.rAftertheageof65low-doseaspirinmaybebenex1bcialinpreventingstrokeandheartattack.Talktoyourdoctorabouttheriskofbleedingandpotentialbenex1btsofaspirinifyouarenotalreadytakingitdaily.rEnrollinacardiacrehabilitationprogramifyouhaveanycardiaceventsuchasheartattackorheartsurgeryprocedure.Yourriskforheartdiseasewillchangethroughoutyourlifetimeduetomenopauseweightchangesandthenormalprocessofaging.Stayinginformedaboutyourriskateveryageisessentialtopreventingheartandothervasculardiseasessuchasstroke.NorthsideHospitalaleaderinwomenx19shealthservicesoffersthesetipstobehearthealthyatanyage.FebruaryisAmericanHeartMonthWomenBeHeartHealthyatAnyAgeProvidedbyNorthsideHospital