1. Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives - US News and World Report
Smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol cut 10 years of life, study finds

2. Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims - US News and World Report
Many can be modified, treated to improve odds, experts say

3. Atherosclerosis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Atherosclerosis is a common disorder of the arteries. It occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques. Eventually, the plaques can make the artery narrow and less flex...• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Stroke secondary to atherosclerosis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Stroke secondary to atherosclerosis affects about 2 out of 1,000 people, or approximately 50% of all those who have strokes. Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) occurs when sticky, fatty substances called plaque build up in the inner linin...• Reviewer: Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (April 2006)