cardiovascular risk
Circulatory system threat
Cardiovascular risk is the likelihood of developing heart disease, stroke, or other conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels.
Doctors assess it through factors like blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, and family history: His cardiovascular risk put him in a category requiring medication.
The term appears frequently in medical literature and public health messaging about lifestyle choices.
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- fatAdipose tissue
- high cholesterolExcess blood lipids
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
atherosclerosis · clogged arteries · exercise · lifestyle changes · hyperlipidemia · family history · heart attack · chest pain · metabolic syndrome · stroke · C-reactive protein · insulin resistance · smoking cessation · blood pressure monitoring · sedentary lifestyle · smoking · silent killer · blood pressure control
- Cardiometabolicmetabolic syndrome, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity
- diabetestype 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar, insulin pump, insulin resistance
- blood pressuresystolic, diastolic, readings, cuff, hypotension
- Kidney Diseasechronic kidney disease, kidney failure, renal failure, kidney damage, kidney function
- Blood Lipidscholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, lipoproteins