UNCONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS FOR VASCULAR DISEASE
UNCONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS FOR VASCULAR DISEASETRANSCRIPTYour healthcare team will help you identify your vascular disease risk factors and howto reduce them. Some risk factors can’t be changed. For others, you can make changesto lessen them. But it’s important to identify all of your risk factors to create the bestmanagement plan for you.The risk factors you can’t control include: Age; your risk increases as you get older.Family History; if someone in your family has had a heart attack, stroke, or PAD, thenyou are also at risk. In fact, you have double the risk.Race; you are at a higher risk if you are African American, American Indian, MexicanAmerican, or South Asian.Gender; overall a man has a greater risk of vascular disease but a woman’s riskincreases after menopause. In fact more women die of vascular disease each yearthan from breast cancer.And your medical history. If you have had blockages in your blood vessels, you are athigher risk for heart attack, stroke, and PAD. Make sure you share all of your medicalhistory and known family medical history with your healthcare provider.While you can’t change these risk factors, knowing your uncontrollable risks forvascular disease can help you and your healthcare team create the best plan for you.20% gradient meshhealthclipshealthclipshealthclipshealthclips4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_ha_10223_98_en_t00002.pdf healthclips© Milner-Fenwick, Inc.5% gradient mesh
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