The ten major risk factors for coronary heart disease include the following: 1. age and gender, mostly seen in middle-aged and elderly people over 40 years of age, with a low pre-menopausal incidence in women and a high post-menopausal incidence. 2. dyslipidemia, of which the most certain is the atherosclerotic effect caused by low-density lipoprotein. 3. hypertension is able to damage the vascular endothelium causing coronary heart disease. 4. smoking is able to cause coronary atherosclerosis and 5. diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance can cause coronary atherosclerosis. 6. obesity is also a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis. 7. heredity, the onset of disease before the age of 55 in the father and 65 in the mother may suggest a genetic link. 8. type A personality, such patients are prone to coronary heart disease due to excessive mental stress. 9. oral contraceptives, which interfere with blood pressure, lipids and blood sugar, are prone to coronary heart disease. 10, dietary habits, such as high-fat diet, high cholesterol diet are prone to the formation of coronary heart disease.