"It's true that age is one among the most important risk factors for developing a attack or stroke. however that is primarily as a result of the malady takes years to develop. Treatment and intervention got to happen a lot of, a lot of sooner. Studies have found that even 10-year olds have proof of plaque developing in their arteries. the earlier you begin adopting healthy habits, the better."—Salim Virani, MD, chair of the yankee faculty of Cardiology's hindrance of disorder Council and prof at Baylor faculty of drugs in Houston