Once you’ve had a heart attack, you have an increased risk of having another one. Treatment and lifestyle changes after your first attack can help prevent another heart attack. In this video, learn the risk factors for a second heart attack, according to Eugenia Gianos, MD, Clinical Cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health.
Eugenia Gianos, MD, is a clinical cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health.
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American Heart Association. (2022). Understand your risks to prevent a heart attack.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022). Heart attack.
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