Smoking and Risk of Heart Attack

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This information was adapted from the National Cholesterol Education Program and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a part of the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2004). Risk Assessment tool for estimating your 10-year risk of having a heart attack. Available online: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp.

By	Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	George Philippides, MD - Cardiology
Last Revised	October 13, 2010

Last Revised: October 13, 2010

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & George Philippides, MD - Cardiology

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