Susceptibility to Coronary Linesses

What are the characteristics of people more prone to coronary artery diseases?

Over 45 years of age in men, over 55 years of age in women or early menopause
Observed more often in men compared to women
The existing conditions of heart and artery diseases, heart attacks (infarction) or sudden death in male patients’ immediate relatives (mother, father, sister/brother) before the age of 55 or in female patients’ relatives before the age of 65
Smoking
Hypertension (140/90 mmHg or more and/or being treated for hypertension)
Good cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) is lower than 40 mg/dl
Total cholesterol is higher than 200 mg/dl (the LDL cholesterol, bad cholesterol, is higher than 130 mg/dl).
Inactivity: You have to allocate for exercise at least 3 days per week and at least 30 minutes per day.
Diabetes mellitus
The body mass index is above 25, waist circumference is over 102cm in men or 88cm in women. This does not only increase the risk factors for heart and artery diseases but does it also increase the risk factors for diabetes, high-fat and high blood pressure.
Exposed to constant stress for a long period of time
Recently, depression has also started to be accepted as a risk factor for heart and artery diseases.

How can we understand if we have a Coronary Artery Disease?

When coronary arteries narrow significantly chest pains start to occur. This pain is usually provoked by exhaustion, angriness or cold and may radiate from the front of the chest to the left arm, to the neck and to the jaw. It lasts for 10-15 minutes with the feeling of a squeezed or pressed pain and goes away after taking a rest or taking medicine to enlarge the arteries. However, in some cases, there may be changes in the place of the narrowing and in such cases, the pain might occur while resting and might continue for a longer period of time. It may not respond to resting or to medicine easily. Since such pains may result in a heart attack, they are dangerous and need to be monitored carefully.