Risk factors, cause, symptoms, treatment, prognosis and other useful information about various cardiovascular diseases.
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
High cholesterol
High cholesterol can have hereditary causes, but in most cases it has a clear link with lifestyle. A lot of saturated fat in the diet, little exercise, smoking and obesity increase cholesterol.
High blood pressure
High cholesterol can have hereditary causes, but in most cases it has a clear link with lifestyle. A lot of saturated fat in the diet, little exercise, smoking and obesity increase cholesterol.
Hereditary, elevated cholesterol
Hereditary elevated cholesterol, or familial hypercholesterolemia as it is also called, is an inherited disease where a gene error that causes high cholesterol is passed from generation to generation.
Diabetes and heart disease
You can get Type I diabetes regardless of lifestyle, while Type II diabetes is often closely associated with obesity and a lifestyle with little physical activity.
Metabolic syndrome
Is a definition of symptoms that can increase the risk of, among other things, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome includes changes such as high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol. So it is not a disease.
Atherosclerosis
Arteriosclerosis (atherosclerosis) is a deposit of fat, cholesterol and calcium on the inside of the arteries which makes the arteries narrower. The arteries are the blood vessels that transport the blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Heart attack
A sudden blockage of a blood vessel that feeds the heart muscle (coronary artery) causes a heart attack. If the heart muscle does not receive blood, and thus lacks oxygen for a few minutes, it begins to suffer damage.
