Surprising Heart Attack Risks

Surprising Heart Attack Risks

18-Mar-2013

Guys: Your hair, or lack of it, can reveal hidden heart attack risks, according to startling new research presented at the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions.

In fact, baldness or a receding hairline can signal greater heart attack danger than having high cholesterol or high blood pressure, the researchers reported. The study found that people (particularly men) with three of the following visible signs of aging were at 57 percent higher risk for a heart attack and 39 percent higher risk for heart disease, compared to people the same age without these warning signs:

• Receding hair at the temples

• A bald spot at the top or back of the head

• Earlobe creases

• Yellowish fatty deposits on the eyelid (known as xanthelasmata)

For the full story by Lisa Collier Cool, go to

http://www.baledoneen.com/announcements/surprising-heart-attack-risks

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/surprising-heart-attack-risks