Heredity is one of the most well known risk factors that cannot be controlled. Unfortunately there are a good few risk factors for CVD that cannot be prevented and cannot be controlled at all. Heredity is obviously one of the most important. For instance, a family history of heart disease is known to increase the risk of having trouble with this particular condition by an incredibly an amount. Whether or not the increase in risk is due to genetics is still debated, but ultimately a correlation has been noticed in terms of the risk.
Age is an issue, too. The risk of struggling with CVD increased with age for both sexes, so this is a widespread issue that currently cannot be controlled or prevented. Recent data has shown that over seventy percent of people who have a heart attack will be over the age of 65.
Gender is one of the factors that can’t be prevented, too. Whilst both genders have an increased chance of CVD when they get older, it appears that men are at a much greater risk for CVD until they reach the age of around 60. Women who are under 35 have a relatively low risk unless they smoke, have kidney problems, diabetes or suffer from high blood pressure. Hormonal factors within women tend to reduce the risk, though after menopause (or after estrogen levels are reduced by other means, like a hysterectomy), then the LDL levels will go up and their chances of getting CVD increase too.
Finally, there’s race. African Americans have a 45 per cent bigger risk of suffering from hypertension, and hence CVD, than Caucasian individuals in the United States. Furthermore, black people are less likely to survive a heart attack for biological reasons, noted in studies and statistics.
Age is an issue, too. The risk of struggling with CVD increased with age for both sexes, so this is a widespread issue that currently cannot be controlled or prevented. Recent data has shown that over seventy percent of people who have a heart attack will be over the age of 65.
Gender is one of the factors that can’t be prevented, too. Whilst both genders have an increased chance of CVD when they get older, it appears that men are at a much greater risk for CVD until they reach the age of around 60. Women who are under 35 have a relatively low risk unless they smoke, have kidney problems, diabetes or suffer from high blood pressure. Hormonal factors within women tend to reduce the risk, though after menopause (or after estrogen levels are reduced by other means, like a hysterectomy), then the LDL levels will go up and their chances of getting CVD increase too.
Finally, there’s race. African Americans have a 45 per cent bigger risk of suffering from hypertension, and hence CVD, than Caucasian individuals in the United States. Furthermore, black people are less likely to survive a heart attack for biological reasons, noted in studies and statistics.
