Did You Know...

"Smokers who stop smoking reduce their heart attack risk 50 to 70 percent within five years."

"If you exercise regularly, your heart attack risk is 45 percent lower than those who lead sedentary lives."

"If you maintain your ideal weight, you have 35 to 55 percent lower heart attack risk than those who are 20 percent or more overweight."

"Women on post-menopausal estrogen replacement therapy lower their risk of heart attack 44 percent, compared with that of non-users."

"For each 1 percent reduction in your blood cholesterol levels, your heart attack risk decreases 2 to 3 percent."

"Each one-point (1 mm Hg) decrease in your diastolic blood pressure produces a 2 to 3 percent decline in heart disease risk."