CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020)Artículos

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020)

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS

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cardiovascular diseases
cardiovascular risk
cardiovascular risk factors

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Chevez Elizondo, D. (2020). CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS. Revista Ciencia Y Salud, 4(1), Pág. 22–25. https://doi.org/10.34192/cienciaysalud.v4i1.108

Abstract

 

 

 Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide; more people die each year from cardiovascular disease than from any other cause of death. In Costa Rica, cardiovascular diseases suffer from one of the most common causes in the mortality rate. Cardiovascular risk is defined as the probability of suffering a cardiovascular event in a given period. On the other hand, cardiovascular risk factors are those biological signs or acquired habits that occur most frequently in patients with any cardiovascular disease (arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, among others). Cardiovascular diseases have a multifactorial origin; therefore, a risk factor must be considered in the context of others. Cardiovascular risk factors are divided into 2 large groups: non-modifiable such as age, sex and family history, and modifiable, including hypercholesterolemia, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and sedentary lifestyle. 

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