What are the risk factors of cardiovascular disease and what is the treatment like?

Genes and lifestyle: There are inherited and environmental risk factors. The most common modifiable risk factor is smoking. Other risk factors are age, diabetes, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, & family history. Treatment is aimed at controlling risk factors- medication to treat diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol; stopping smoking, and diet and exercise.

Broad question: Risk factors include: htn, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, family history, obesity, age. Treatment focuses on treating risk factors except you can't change your age or who your parents are. It is estimated that 80% of all cardiovascular events are preventable.