Being overweight can increase the risk of heart disease in several ways. There can be a tenfold increase in risks of high blood pressure and diabetes. If you are overweight, it is important to diet and exercise in order to lose weight and reduce these risk factors. Stress can increase the risk of heart disease although we still do not know how this happens. A sudden physical or emotional stress can certainly lead to an episode of angina or even a heart attack.
Heart disease can manifest as chest pain, tightness or discomfort.
Sometimes even shortness of breath can be a symptom of a heart attack. Any unusual restriction in your activity could be a warning sign of heart disease. Dizziness or a fast or irregular heart beat is another symptom. There have now been 2 clinical trials involving over 20,000 patients with placebo or 400 units of vitamin E a day. There was no benefit of vitamin E in either trial.