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. Cardiomyopathy : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Common types of cardiomyopathy include: Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged. It cannot pump blood efficiently. Many different medical problems can cause this type of cardiomyopathy; Restrictive ca...• Reviewer: Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Private practice specializing in Cardiovascular Disease, Watertown, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Dilated cardiomyopathy : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
There are many causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. Some of these are: Coronary artery disease (See: Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Poorly controlled high blood pressure; Stress-induced cardiomyopathy; Infections that involve the heart muscle, such as viru...• Reviewer: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.