Risk factors for cardiovascular disease 1C 3 Risk factors for cardiovascular disease

What are non-modifiable risk factors?

1. Risk factors that cannot be changed, such as age genetics, and gender.

What are modifiable risk factors?

1. Risk factors that can be changed such as smoking alcohol intake fatty acid, consumption, exercise, etc.

What can the substance in tobacco smoke do with relation to CVD’s?

1. It can cause damage to the artery linings, which makes the buildup of plaques, more likely.

2. It can cause the arteries to narrow, which rises the blood pressure and increase the risk of atherosclerosis.

What is a healthy blood pressure at systolic?

1. 120 mmHg

What is a healthy blood pressure at diastolic?

1. 80 mmHg

What blood pressure is considered to be hypertension?

1. Regularly above 140/90mmHg

Can high blood pressure be a sign of atherosclerosis if yes, how so?

1. Drink atherosclerosis the blood pressure goes up as the walls of the arteries become less flexible due to the buildup of plaque,

2. and when the lumen of the arteries get narrower as they get blocked by plaque.

What’s other factors aside from atherosclerosis can raise blood pressure?

1. Smoking narrows the blood vessels and raises the blood pressure.

2. Obesity in activity and a high level of salt in the diet and stress can also narrow the arteries or affect the way the hardest pumping and raise the blood pressure.

What are the best predictors of future CVD‘s?

1. Where fat is stored in your body

2. How much exercise you do

3. The level of different fats in your body

How does type two diabetes result in an increased risk of atherosclerosis and CVDs?

1. Type two diabetes can result and damage to the lining of blood vessels which increased the risk of plaque formation.