Heart Education Awareness Resource and Training through eLearning (HEARTe)

Isla’s Risk Factors for Cardiovascular disease

Now that you’ve learned a little bit about Isla and about the different risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), what do you think are Isla’s risk factors for CVD?

 

Please refer back to the Definitions in this Context Section for a refresher on what cardiovascular disease is and what the risk factors for developing it are.   
When you find a term that you don’t know, please use the HEARTe Glossary for more information and explanation.

Correct answers for Isla’s CVD risk factors:  

  • Prediabetes  
  • Overweight 
  • Migraines with aura  
  • Family history  
  • Ethnicity