Are the elderly at risk of narrowing of the blood vessels?

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Hello doctor. Three children are 65 years old this year, when they went to the doctor, they said that their blood vessels were narrow. Is this situation dangerous? I hope you can give me some advice, thanks.
Nuong
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Hello,
In the elderly, narrowing of blood vessels is mostly caused by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis does not have any specific cause, but is caused by "risk factors" such as advanced age, smoking, heavy drinking habits, stress, dyslipidemia, diabetes. , high blood pressure , and atherosclerosis can cause narrowing or blockage of arteries in many places in the body. Specifically, cerebral vessels cause cerebrovascular accidents, coronary (heart blood vessels) cause coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, causing sudden death, blood vessels in abdominal organs, leg blood vessels causing blockage, foot necrosis.
Thus, vascular stenosis can be mild, with no clinical manifestations, or severe, which can lead to serious, life-threatening diseases.
Early detection and prevention of events are particularly important. You should take your doctor to a medical facility with specialized Cardiology for a full consultation.
At Vinmec International General Hospital, with a team of doctors specializing in Cardiology and modern equipment capable of meeting most of your medical examination and treatment requirements.
Thank you for your question to Vinmec Health System. Best regards!
BSCK II Nguyen Quoc Viet - Interventional Cardiologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.