Who are at high risk for coronary artery disease?

Persons with mother and/or sisters who have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease or vascular stenosis or occlusion before the age of 55 years or with father, elder brother, brother and grandfather who have been diagnosed with same conditions before age of 50 years (first-degree family members with personal history notable for stent implantation, heart attack or bypass surgery or who have been diagnosed and followed up with medical treatment) may be at risk. Other risk factors are high blood cholesterol, hypertension, smoking, insülin resistance or diabetes mellitus, stressful life, obesity, sedentary life and age >50 years. International risk scales, such as SCORE and Framingham, are available to predict e¬ect of those risk factors on total risk of cardiovascular disease. After risk score is estimated, the prevention program corrects and monitors relevant factors. While primary prevention program is conducted cooperatively by Check-UP Unit and Cardiology clinic, secondary prevention (in other words, an approach used to prevent recurrence after occurrence of a cardiovascular event) is managed by Cardiology Clinic.
If your family history is notable for early-onset coronary artery disease and/or if you have some of risk factors mentioned above, you can protect yourself against coronary artery disease by having “Cardiologic Check-up” within scope of primary prevention program. Even if the condition is about to develop, you can manage it in a controlled manner. It is possible to protect your health.