Risk of Cardiac Death Pretty Much Set by 55

Whew I made it to 55, so I don't need to worry any more since I have none of the risk factors anymore. Bring on the fatty meat and desserts.
Don't listen to me, this is sarcasm.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/30854?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&email=oc1dean@yahoo.com&eun=g424561d0r&userid=424561&mu_id=

• Two or more major risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as hypertension, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking at age 55 predicted 29.6% chance of death from cardiovascular disease by age 80 for men and 20.5% for women.
  



• For 55-year-olds without cardiovascular risk factors, lifetime risk was only 4.7% for men and 6.4% for women.

The effect was similar for heart attacks and strokes and regardless of race or era in which one was born, the group reported in the Jan. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.