Dec 27, 2024 · Some risk factors — such as high blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels can be adjusted through heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Other risk factors, such as your age, family history, and race and ethnicity, cannot be changed. Almost half of adults in the United States have at least one of three key risk factors for coronary heart ...

Jun 1, 2022 · Heart surgery has risks, even though its results often are excellent. Some risks might include arrythmias, bleeding, blood clots, damage to tissue, infection, memory loss, or pneumonia. The risk is higher if the surgery is an emergency or if you have other diseases like diabetes, kidney disease, lung disease, or PAD.

Sep 19, 2022 · Especially when combined with other risk factors, DVT can develop during a long flight (more than 4 hours) or when a person is on bed rest in a nursing home, hospital setting, or after surgery. The chance of developing a blood clot is highest in the first 3 months after surgery and lowers with time.

May 18, 2022 · Sleep problems, including not getting enough sleep (sleep deprivation), circadian rhythm disorders, and sleep apnea, can raise your risk. Some medicines used to treat allergies, bipolar disorder, depression, HIV, and schizophrenia also raise your risk. Sex: In older adults, women have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome than men. This is ...

Aug 20, 2024 · Inheriting a faulty hemoglobin S gene from both parents causes sickle cell disease. Genetic counseling can help those at risk of having a child with sickle cell disease. Sickled red blood cells do not deliver enough oxygen to the body and do not survive in the blood as long as normal cells.

Jan 9, 2025 · Premature birth: Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy have a higher risk for breathing problems during sleep. In most cases, the risk decreases as the baby gets older. Sex: Central sleep apnea is more common in men than women. Age: As you get older, normal changes in how your brain controls breathing during sleep may raise your risk for ...

Mar 24, 2022 · Medical history: The medicines you take may raise your risk, including blood thinners, cancer medicines, and nitrofurantoin, an antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. Some health conditions may also raise the risk for pleural disorders, such as cancer, heart failure, autoimmune diseases, kidney disease, lung disease, and sickle cell disease.

Oct 28, 2024 · Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. Nearly half of Americans have one or more risk factors for atherosclerosis (plaque buildup). Prevention starting in childhood is the key to maintaining heart health.

Nov 30, 2022 · The risk appears to be higher the longer you smoke and decreases if you quit. Exposure to secondhand smoke, even in the womb, can increase a child’s risk of developing atrial fibrillation. Stressful situations, panic disorders, and other types of emotional stress may be linked to a higher risk of atrial fibrillation.

Mar 24, 2022 · Babies and children, 2 years old or younger, are at higher risk because their immune systems are still developing. This risk is higher for premature babies. Older adults, age 65 or older, are also at higher risk because their immune systems generally weaken as people age. Older adults are also more likely to have other chronic (long-term ...