The Minster Practice, Lichfield

Coronary heart disease

Risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease

	Smoking
	Lack of exercise
	Central obesity
	High blood pressure
	High LDL (bad) cholesterol
	Low HDL (good) cholesterol
	Diabetes and glucose intolerance
	Left ventricular hypertrophy
	Homocysteine
	Clotting factors
	Hormones in oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy

	Age
	Sex
	Family history
	Birth weight
	Genetic (However, CHD is NOT primarily a genetic disorder)