High blood pressure, stress, and diabetes are all familiar
warning signs that someone's at risk for cardiovascular disease.
But there are other red flags that most of us are not aware of,
such as hair loss, or problems in the bedroom. By paying
attention to risk factors, and using them as cues to make
healthy changes in your life, there's a lot that can be done to
prevent cardiovascular damage early on, says Dr. Rene Alvarez,
associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute. Here are six unusual
signs of heart disease -- and what you can do to protect
yourself. 1. Sexual dysfunction Heart disease may be the last
thing on your mind when you're cuddling close to your
significant other, but trouble performing may be a concern for
heart health as well as sexual health. Dr. Alvarez says that
although sexual dysfunction in men and women is different, the
issue linking it to heart disease is the same: When blood
vessels don't work well, sexual problems can occur