• Physical exertion, such as exercise, hurrying, or sexual activity
• Emotion (stress, anger, frustration, or fright)
• Exposure to very hot or cold temperatures
• Heavy meals
• Smoking.
   

• Coronary artery disease, also known as coronary heart disease
• Other heart diseases, such as aortic stenosis or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Previous heart attack
• Age (stable angina occurs more often in older adults).
   

• Age
• Family history of early heart disease
• High cholesterol levels, also known as hypercholesterolemia (see Cholesterol and Heart Disease)
• High blood pressure, also known as hypertension (see Effects of High Blood Pressure)
• Cigarette smoking (see Smoking and Heart Disease)
• Diabetes (see Diabetes and Heart Disease)
• Lack of physical activity (see Heart Disease and Exercise)
• Being overweight or obese (see BMI Calculator to find your ideal weight or see Obesity and Heart Disease).