 [ Symptoms ] have been having a white type of build up around the head of my penis cauing severe itching and redness of the head [ Disease ] it is never too early to consider heart health especially in terms of prevention there are key factors that put you at higher risk for hardening of the arteries the medical term is atherosclerosis risk factors include a family history of heart disease abnormal blood lipid levels high cholesterollow hdlhigh ldl high triglycerides poor eating habits smoking high blood pressure and having diabetes the american heart association recommends cardiovascular screening starting at age 20 so if you have not already visit your doctor for more on risk factors for atherosclerosis see this webmd post