There are numerous risk factors of coronary heart diseases.
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Classification of these risk factors to designate priorities is essential.
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An evolutionary approach to such risk factors may be helpful to both health care providers and patients.
Abstract
Risk factors of coronary heart diseases have long been known and new risk factors are still being discovered. The control of these numerous risk factors necessitates, first of all, a classification of these factors in terms of public health; in such a way that the factors of each class would be the consequence of the previous class and trigger the following one. Thus, the priorities can be designated and the disease control activities can be carried in an organized manner. Furthermore, evaluating these factors individually with an evolutionary point of view could help all the parties concerned to better understand and manage the disease. This will allow the health profession to re-define coronary heart diseases risk factors through a two-dimensional approach.
