{"id":21367,"date":"2020-09-28T15:33:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ten.co.uk\/?p=21367"},"modified":"2020-09-28T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:33:52","slug":"vascular-disease-awareness-month-what-is-it-and-can-you-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ten.co.uk\/vascular-disease-awareness-month","title":{"rendered":"Vascular Disease Awareness Month \u2013 What is it and can you prevent it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]September marks Vascular Disease Awareness Month. According to the British Heart Foundation, there are over 7.4 million people living with heart and circulatory diseases in the UK. There are an average of 22,000 weekly hospital admissions where a heart or circulatory disease is the main diagnosis, including 2,500 due to stroke and 2,000 due to a heart attack.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The four main types of cardiovascular disease (CVD)<\/h2>\n

1. Coronary heart disease<\/h3>\n

Coronary heart disease occurs when the oxygen rich blood flowing to the heart is reduced or becomes blocked \u2013 putting an increased strain on the heart.<\/p>\n

2. Stroke and Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)<\/h3>\n

A stroke or TIA occurs when blood supply to the brain is stopped, or temporarily disrupted respectively.<\/p>\n

3. Peripheral arterial disease<\/h3>\n

Peripheral arterial disease occurs when there is a blockage in the arteries to the limbs, most commonly the legs.<\/p>\n

4. Aortic disease<\/h3>\n

Aortic diseases affect the aorta, which is the blood vessel which carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Coronavirus and vascular disease<\/h2>\n

The British Heart Foundation<\/a> have created a chart showing the increased risk of death from coronavirus based on pre-existing underlying conditions below; with Coronary heart disease (CHD) being one of the most common pre-existing conditions for deaths involving coronavirus.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image image=”21368″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Can you prevent cardio vascular disease?<\/h2>\n

No, you cannot prevent it, but you can take steps to reduce your risk of getting it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Risk factors<\/h2>\n