Having a sibling with cardiovascular disease increases your risk for a heart attack by as much as 45 percent compared to people without a sibling with cardiovascular disease. |
Speak to your siblings to ask them and have them share with you their medical history, including history of any type of cardiovascular disease events, such as heart attack, stroke or blockage or clogging of the arteries in the legs. |
We were surprised that sibling cardiovascular heart disease may actually be a stronger risk factor than parental cardiovascular disease. |