The most common are heart attack, stroke, heart failure and coronary artery disease. In addition to age and hereditary factors, the risk of developing them is increased by certain diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes) and lifestyle factors such as overweight, lack of exercise, smoking and high psychosocial stress. For cardiovascular disease, too, screening aimed at early detection is particularly important. Alongside detailed cardiological examinations, lab tests are essential, as they provide information on further risk factors. The extended package provides information on the risk of heart failure and on a parameter that may play a role in inflammation of the vessel walls and atherosclerosis, and it also includes a test for one of the most common genetic mutations responsible for an increased tendency to thrombosis.
