Ed barillas (2012, December 17)Prevent Heart Disease. Retrieved from http://www.healthandfitnesstalk.com/prevent-heart-disease/
Environmental Risk factors
Investigators around the world have studied and shown the correlation between air pollutants and the increased risk of acquiring heart disease. Researchers have discovered there is a strong correlation with the duration of hospital stays and the amount of fine particles in the air. This relationship is mainly studied in sensitive groups of patients, such as children and the elderly.
in all, the level of environmental risk depends on 3 things:
-The amount of pollution in the air
-a persons exposure to air pollution
- a persons overall health
Centers For disease control and prevention (2017)Heart disease. Retrieved from https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showHeartEnv
Genetic risk factors
Studies have shown that heart disease is prevalent in specific groups of people more than others. In 2013, heart disease was the leading cause of death for non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and American Indians. For Hispanics, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, heart disease was the second leading cause of death after cancer. Heart disease is also showing to affect more women then men, when in past times, men were affected more than women.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015)Family History and Other Characteristics That Increase Risk for Heart Disease. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/family_history.htm
Although they are not 100% sure on how genes interact with heart disease, researchers have found 6 genes that play a role in the development of heart disease. These genes are:
-MTHFD1L: Protein Coding Gene
-PSRC1: Protein Coding Gene (Produces protein responsible for regulating a nearby tumor suppressor protein)
-MIA3: Protein Coding Gene
-SMAD3: Protein Coding Gene (Transcriptional Modulator)
-CDKN2A/CDKN2B: Protein Coding Genes (Adjacent to each other, reside in a region that is constantly mutated and deleted in a wide variety of tumors)
-CXCL12: Protein Coding Gene
Hitti, M. (2007). 6 Heart Disease Genes Found. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20070718/6-heart-disease-genes-found#2
Database, G. H. (n.d.). GeneCards: The Human Gene Database. Retrieved from http://www.genecards.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015)Family History and Other Characteristics That Increase Risk for Heart Disease. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/family_history.htm
Although they are not 100% sure on how genes interact with heart disease, researchers have found 6 genes that play a role in the development of heart disease. These genes are:
-MTHFD1L: Protein Coding Gene
-PSRC1: Protein Coding Gene (Produces protein responsible for regulating a nearby tumor suppressor protein)
-MIA3: Protein Coding Gene
-SMAD3: Protein Coding Gene (Transcriptional Modulator)
-CDKN2A/CDKN2B: Protein Coding Genes (Adjacent to each other, reside in a region that is constantly mutated and deleted in a wide variety of tumors)
-CXCL12: Protein Coding Gene
Hitti, M. (2007). 6 Heart Disease Genes Found. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20070718/6-heart-disease-genes-found#2
Database, G. H. (n.d.). GeneCards: The Human Gene Database. Retrieved from http://www.genecards.org/