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Your healthcare team will
help you identify your

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vascular disease risk
factors and how to reduce

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them.

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Some risk factors
can't be changed.

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For others, you can make
changes to lessen them.

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But it's important to
identify all of your risk

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factors to create the best
management plan for you.

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The risk factors you can't
control include: Age; your

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risk increases
as you get older.

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Family History; if someone
in your family has had a

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heart attack, stroke, or
PAD, then you are also at

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risk.

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In fact, you have
double the risk.

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Race; you are at a higher
risk if you are African

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American, American Indian,
Mexican American, or South

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Asian.

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Gender; overall a man has
a greater risk of vascular

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disease but a woman's risk
increases after menopause.

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In fact more women die of
vascular disease each year

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than from breast cancer.

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And your medical history.

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If you have had blockages
in your blood vessels, you

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are at higher risk for
heart attack, stroke, and

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PAD.

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Make sure you share all of
your medical history and

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known family medical
history with your

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healthcare provider.

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While you can't change
these risk factors,

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knowing your
uncontrollable risks for

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vascular disease can help
you and your healthcare

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team create the
best plan for you.