Although angina or myocardial infarction occurs suddenly, the development of cardiovascular disease is a gradual process. Risk factors that increase a person's likelihood of developing heart disease are varied. Some of them cannot be influenced. For example, men have a higher risk of this disease than women. If anyone in your family has suffered from similar heart diseases, you are also at risk of developing the disease. rises. But many factors can be controlled. These risk factors include: • smoking; • fatty foods; • high blood pressure; • excess body weight; • lack of regular exercise. When one risk factor, for example blood Fading blood pressure, combined with others - excess weight, smoking - the possibility of a heart attack increases. Controlling risk factors is making lifestyle changes to reduce the likelihood of developing a disease in the future.