A 21-year-old member asked:
I'm european am i more susceptible to having vascular diseases?
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Scanlonanswered
Vascular Surgery 22 years experience
Genetics might count: Most vascular disease is due to atherosclerosis, so conditions like high cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking and diabetes are important. Most of these are due to lifestyle choices - but some diseases do tend to run in families. One example that people of european descent can inherit is a clotting disorder call factor 5 lieden. Look closely at your own family history and personal risk factors.
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Dr. Tracy Berganswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Vascular risks: Genetics or family history is a risk for vascular disease. However, it's mainly if family members had vascular events, (stroke, limb loss, heart attack, aneurysm). The more compelling risk factors are nicotine addiction, hypertension, high cholesterol/lipids, and diabetes. All of which are treatable. If you smoke, stop. Removing nicotine is the single most important health benefit.
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Dr. Norman Chideckelanswered
Vascular Surgery 43 years experience
Pad: dont know of increased risk for pad in european people
risk factors are diabetes,hypertension,smoking,elevated cholesterol,and family genes
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I'm indian am I more susceptible to having vascular diseases?
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Dr. Mark Avdalovicanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 26 years experience
Depends: Cardiovascular risk factors are dependent on family history, smoking, cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes/obesity. So if you have any of these risk factors then your risk is higher, the color of your skin is not as critical in determining risk compared to these risks above.
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I'm Asian am I more susceptible to having vascular diseases?
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Dr. Mark Avdalovicanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 26 years experience
Depends: Cardiovascular risk factors are dependent on family history, smoking, cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes/obesity. So if you have any of these risk factors then your risk is higher, the color of your skin is not as critical in determining risk compared to these risks above.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
I'm russian am I more susceptible to having vascular diseases?
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Dr. Mark Avdalovicanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 26 years experience
Depends: Cardiovascular risk factors are dependent on family history, smoking, cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes/obesity. So if you have any of these risk factors then your risk is higher, the color of your skin is not as critical in determining risk compared to these risks above.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
I'm jewish am I more susceptible to having vascular diseases?
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Dr. Jin Packardanswered
Emergency Medicine 8 years experience
Family history?: Not necessarily, if there aren't any family history of vascular diseases. Some genetic traits are more prevalent in certain ethnic populations, but that doesn't mean that every individual member of that ethnicity is predisposed. Talk to your doctor. (thanks to jin packard, med student).
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