Major Controllable Risk Factors

D.H.H.S.

Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Smoking

Diabetes incerases risks because:

Causes arteries to harden and calcify and causes plaque to develop earlier in life

How can you control diabetes?

Diet and medication

Most common affected arteries from diabetes:

distal popliteal artery, tibial arteries

Hypertension increases risk because:

Blood pushes harder against the artery walls

How is hypertension controllable?

Medication, diet, exercise

Hyperlipidemia casues

Plaque buildup which causes narrowing of the arteries

How is hyperlipidemia controllable?

Diet and medication

Smoking damages arteries by

causing vasoconstriction and lowering HDL

How is smoking controllable?

Stop smoking

Non-Controllable risk factors include

Age, genetics, and race

What groups have higher risk factors?

Black and hispanic groups

Family history is non-controllable risk factor because

you cannot change inherited traits

Age is a non-controllable factor because

the older the age the more plaque buildup