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Lower blood pressure thresholds may increase women’s risk of heart disease

Before women begin to consider their risk for heart disease, changes start to take place.

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By News Desk Published October 14, 2022
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According to a recent study, women’s “Blood Pressure” has a lower normal range than men’s, which may be damaging to a woman’s health. Systolic pressure, which is the first number in the blood pressure count, gauges the force of blood on artery walls as the heart beats.

Senior author of the study and associate professor of cardiology at the Smidt Heart Institute as well as the head of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging, Susan Cheng, MD, MPH, MMSc, stated, “It may be detrimental to a woman’s health. We advise the medical community to reevaluate blood pressure recommendations that do not consider gender variations in light of the results of our research.”

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Four community-based cohort studies with more than 27,000 individuals, including 54% women, were reviewed by the study team’s analysis of blood samples. Persistent elevations over this level constitute hypertension, which is well established as a major risk factor for common cardiovascular disorders such as heart attack, heart failure, and stroke.

The researchers also discovered that women had a lower blood pressure threshold than men for each form of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke.

According to Cheng, “We are now forced to rethink what we believed was a normal blood pressure that may prevent a woman or a man from developing heart disease or stroke.”

The research team discovered that the danger threshold for men was 120 mmHg, while for women it was 110 mmHg or below. The risk A of developing any kind of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, heart failure, and strokes, was connected to systolic blood pressure values that were greater than these limits.

The results of the previous investigation by the research team revealed that women’s blood arteries deteriorate more quickly than men’s. Women have distinct biology and physiology from males, according to Cheng’s study, which was published last year. It also clarified why women may be more susceptible to acquiring specific forms of cardiovascular disease at various stages of life.

TAGGED: blood pressure, heart disease, heart diseases in women, Institute for Research on Healthy Aging
By News Desk
The author is the news desk team.
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