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RISK FACTORS FOR VASCULAR DISEASE

 

  • smoking
  • high blood pressure
  • high cholesterol
  • diabetes
  • physical inactivity
  • obesity
  • alcohol abuse
  • heart disease
  • family history

SYMPTOMS OF VASCULAR DISEASE

  • leg pain after walking
  • numbness to leg/foot
  • stroke-like symptoms (paralysis, numbness, facial droop, inability to speak, blurred vision, etc.)
  • family history of aneurysm
  • unexplained abdominal or back pain

 


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