Andrea Bisciglia1, Vincenzo Pasceri1, Diego Irini1, Antonio Varveri1, Giulio Speciale1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several risk factors have been empirically linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Some of them are therapeutically amenable to modification; while others are not. Modifiable risk factors include physical inactivity, tobacco use, diet, "bad fats" in the blood, hypertension, and being overweight; while non-modifiable risk factors include the patient's family history, the presence versus absence of diabetes mellitus, and demographic characteristics like age, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
METHODS: In this article, we review those risk factors that are both clinically important and amenable to change.
CONCLUSION: To prevent cardiovascular disease, it is important to minimize modifiable risk factors, like LDL cholesterol. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.
BACKGROUND: Several risk factors have been empirically linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Some of them are therapeutically amenable to modification; while others are not. Modifiable risk factors include physical inactivity, tobacco use, diet, "bad fats" in the blood, hypertension, and being overweight; while non-modifiable risk factors include the patient's family history, the presence versus absence of diabetes mellitus, and demographic characteristics like age, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
METHODS: In this article, we review those risk factors that are both clinically important and amenable to change.
CONCLUSION: To prevent cardiovascular disease, it is important to minimize modifiable risk factors, like LDL cholesterol. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.
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Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease; LDL cholesterol; coronary heart disease; diabetes; high blood pressure; hypertension; ischemic heart disease.
Year: 2019
PMID： 30919783 DOI： 10.2174/1574887114666190328125153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Recent Clin Trials ISSN： 1574-8871