Risk factors

Risk factors 1st class - i.e. considerably for the division of the risk profile:

Influenceable risk factors:
  • Smoking
  • Increased blood fats
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Overweight
Not influenceable risk factors:
  • positive family anamnesis
  • Age: Men > 55 years, Women > 65 years
Risk factors 2nd class into combination with risk factors they increase 1st class the complete risk for complications in addition --
  • Physical inactivity
  • Heart enlargement (left ventricular hypertrophy)
  • Micro albuminuria/proteinuria/creatinine increase
  • Chronic kidney illness in a function qualified sense
  • Vessel calcifications of the great vessels (sonographic provable)
  • Increased fibrinogen
  • End organ damages
  • Hypertensive retinopathy
  • Coronary heart condition
  • Cardiac insufficiency (insufficiency)
  • Stroke/PRIND/TIA
  • PAVK (peripheral atherosclerotic closure disease)


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