does cardiovascular disease affect lifespan?
813605
It certainly will if left untreated.  Keep on top of it, eat healty choices, excercises, stay on your meds and have regular doctor visits to keep your body in check.
101283
I think it is heart disease .
98644
The link I'm providing is a study titled, "Type 2 Diabetes: An Inflammatory Disease Process? Clinical and Physiological Links Between Diabetes and Heart Disease." \n\n"In a large seven year study, for which over 12,000 patients were screened, cardiovascular risk was demonstrated to be associated with an elevated white blood cell count (WBC) ..."\n\nI'm not a doctor, nor am I suggesting you may have heart disease, but the study is an interesting read, nonetheless.\n\nI hope you find the answer you're looking for.  Good luck!
233009
Not necessarily heart attacks,but heart disease has been proven to have genetic factors. There are many things that go into a persons genetic make-up and it gets very technical. If you are concerned,see a cardiologist or a geneticist to help you get your questions and/or fears answered properly.
943113
In reality there is no such thing as a big or small heart attack as the chances of surviving ANY type of heart attack is 50%.  Once you have had one heart attack then yes you are at an increased risk of further attacks.  But with medication, treatment such as angioplasty or bypass surgery and suitable lifestyle changes (ie not smoking, eating healthier and exercising regularly)  the risks of further attacks can be substantially reduced.\nIn the UK it is estimated that someone has a heart attack every 2 minutes, so out of the 30 per hour, it is likely 15 will die.  Now the majority of these people didn't know beforehand they were going to have a heart attack and not survive, so were not necessarily concerned about it.
1048894
Please see the webpages for more details on  Diabetes, Hypertension and Sarcoidosis. Most of your illnesses are related to age and your life style.
757695
I also have an enlarged heart and I am 67 and have led a very rewarding life so far.  I excelled in sports and I have kept myself physically fit for all these years without the enlarged heart causing me any problems.  One can lead a normal life if he/she doesn't dwell on the bad side of this condition.
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i'm almost positive no one has.  but medicine has made amazing advances in the past years and people are now starting to live into their 40's and 50's.  so someday, it may be possible, but i'm pretty sure it hasn't happened yet, especially since someone who'd be old enough to have lived that long, would have been born with the disease when you ALWAYS died of it before you turned 20.
55269
I've never heard of this, so first of all my thoughts are with your family.  I knew strokes, heart attacks and those types of things didn't only happen to "older" people anymore, but that they were also happening to people as young as their 20's.  I had absolutely no idea, I am going to try to look this up tho, as I have two young children.  Were there any symptoms, something long coming that didn't get noticed because it was also considered a normal thing?  I hope he stays strong and has a great turn around back to good health.
587854
No, it is not inevitable. However, it is possible. And, sorry, but just because you try to take care of yourself... that doesn't mean that you will be healthy later in life. It will make you stay healthier much longer than if you neglected your health, but genetics and other factors will influence your health, as well. Don't worry too much... I'm sure that you will find a way to have your needs met no matter what lies in store for you healthwise. The best way to ensure that is to prepare yourself financially for old age.
830719
HIV effects each and every person that has it different, if a person takes care of them self then it is possible that they will live a life time and never get AIDS it dose not always mean death.  I have been hiv+ for 13 years i am on a drug cocktail without the cocktail i would live for another 13 years with the cocktail i would say that old age would get me before the virus  would.
529160
What is it for? that the answer.\n\nIf you are going to live a longer life than do it. If it is for beauty and making  yourself look better like plastic surgery then no.\n\nBut if you need to fix your arteries so you ca spend more time with your kids then do it
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Heart disease\nHigh blood pressure
585540
Well, smokers and drinkers usually have shorter life expectancy, but some smoke and drink all their lives and still live to a ripe old age.\n\nIt is hard to predict how long you will live depending on your current health.
385819
Well if your as mad as hell at the FDA then you will not want the answer from the AMA, at least I am guessing. True you can have an elevated total cholesterol and not have CVD. It's really a matter of how flexible your vessels are. It's when they become rigid do the have the potential to fissure or crack, which gives the cholesterol a harbor to form a fatty plaque. These plaques may eventually break off or totally occlude a vessel. This results in blockage in blood flow to the heart or brain, leading to a heart attack or stroke. \nI wish I had the info in front of me to let you know how to keep the vessels pliable. Diet and exercise are definitely helpful. Aging naturally makes the vessels more stiff, but I would look into some supplement that have a good reputation. Do some research.
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The heart is a muscle.Like most muscles in the body they need to be excercised regularily to perform at optimum levels.Lack of excercise combined with poor diet may lead to heart disease.As well the vascular system is basically the system that gets "sick" you get build up on the inside of your arteries that in turn increases your blood pressure.which in turn can put you at risk for all sorts of things like strokes and aneurisms.your heart needs to be fed as well and this is done by a series or blood vessel connected to the heart.If they become blocked you may have a heart attack which basically kills the tissue being deprived of blood.Regular excercise and a healthy diet increase your chances of good heart health.
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A low-fat diet for some metabolic types can cause changes in your cholesterol profile that may lead to an increased heart disease risk.  Starving your body of good fats is especially dangerous for your heart.