Cardiovascular disease risk refers to the probability that an individual will develop disorders of the heart and blood vessels, estimated from modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and quantified using risk-scoring tools. Major contributors include hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, smoking, physica…
Cardiovascular disease risk refers to the probability that an individual will develop disorders of the heart and blood vessels, estimated from modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and quantified using risk-scoring tools. Major contributors include hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, age, sex, and genetic predisposition. Risk assessment guides preventive strategies, from lifestyle modification and blood-pressure control to lipid management, and tools such as the Framingham risk score are used to stratify individuals and inform intervention intensity. Research in this area addresses the measurement, determinants, and modulation of cardiovascular risk. Studies examine racial and ethnic differences in Framingham risk scoring, hypertension management and the efficacy and safety of antihypertensive combinations, and bioinformatic analysis of coronary-disease-associated genetic variants implicated in atherosclerosis. Additional work covers cardiovascular risk factors in relation to depressive symptoms in vulnerable diabetic patients, blood-pressure responses during resistance exercise, microRNAs as tools in hypertension, metabolic acidosis and cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients, and risk-factor trajectories in congenital heart disease. Studies on optimal timing of obstetric events in hypertensive women further connect reproductive and cardiovascular risk. This peer-reviewed literature supports clinicians and researchers focused on risk stratification, prevention, and the management of factors driving cardiovascular disease.
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