Heart disease has a multi-factorial etiology, but unhealthy lifestyle is the major factor that makes a person become vulnerable to heart disease. Smoking, diabetes, high-cholesterol food, stress, lack of movement and exercise, and lack of rest are a number of factors that can trigger heart attack. Having said that, there are several factors that can not be changed, such as age and heredity.

Here are the 10 common misconceptions about heart disease:

1. Heart disease only occurs in obese people
2. Heart disease does not happen to children and young adults
3. Women are free of cardiovascular disease
4. There is only one kind of heart disease
5. Great check-up result means you’re not going to have heart disease for the rest of your life
6. No association with stroke
7. Heart disease is a purely hereditary disease
8. Heart disease can not be prevented
9. Heart disease happens because some surprises you
10. Heart disease arises because of eating too many bananas.

Text by Denistya Sagita
Stock photos from bigstockphoto.com

Source(s):

• https://dokterindonesiaonline.com/2017/03/23/10-mitos-salah-tentang-penyakit-jantung/
• http://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/10-myths-about-heart-disease