What are the links between family and heart disease?
Family history plays an important role in understanding an individual’s risk of developing heart disease. Many patients ask whether heart problems run in families and what that might mean for them personally. The answer is rarely straightforward. Family history can increase risk, but it does not determine outcome on its own. Careful assessment is needed […]
What are cardiac risk factors?
Cardiac risk factors are characteristics or conditions that increase the likelihood of developing heart disease over time. They do not mean that someone will definitely develop a heart problem, but they help explain why some people are at higher risk than others. Understanding these risk factors allows patients and clinicians to make informed decisions about […]