The risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular disease: the importance of electrocardiogram in the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome

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Table 1 The division of risk factors according to the European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

Individual factors	Biochemical and physiological factors	Lifestyle
– Age	– Hypertension	– Smoking
– Sex	– Increased levels of total cholesterol fraction – LDL	– Unhealthy diet
– Family history of cardiovascular diseases	– Low levels of cholesterol fraction – HDL	– Low physical activity
– Genetic markers	– Increasing the concentration triglycerides
	– Diabetes
	– Obesity
	– Procoagulant factors
	– Markers of chronic inflammation
	– ECG monitoring of heart

Note: Data from a previous study.⁴

Abbreviations: ECG, electrocardiogram; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

De BackerGAmbrosioniEBorch-JochnsenKEuropean guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical PracticeEuro Heart J2003241716011610

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