Vascular Disease Risk Factors
Potential at-risk criteria for vascular disease include age (greater than 60) and risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or smoking. Family history of vascular disease is also a contributing factor (including events in the immediate family such as stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, kidney failure, sudden cardiac death, or abdominal aortic aneurysms). [i]
See your doctor to determine if you may be at risk for vascular disease.
[i] AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Stats, 2010 Update. http://www.ndhealth.gov/heartstroke/image/cache/AHA_Heart_Disease_and_Stroke_Stats_2010_Update.pdf