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Risk Factors for Cardiovacular Disease in Women
SEX INFLUENCE Sex-specific risk factors Premature menopause Gestational diabetes Hypertensive disorders of pregancy Preterm delivery Polycystic ovary syndrome Systemic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders
GENDER INFLUENCE Under-recognized risk factors Psychosocial risk factors Abuse and intimate partner violence Socioeconomic deprivation Poor health literacy Environmental risk factors
WELL-ESTABLISHED RISK FACTORS Hypertension Dyslipidaemia Diabetes Obesity Unhealthy diet
Sedentary lifestyle Smoking or tobacco use
Source: Women and cardiovascular disease | https://www.thelancet.com/infographics-do/women-and-cardiovascular-disease Acknowledging the effects of these risk factors is crucial to understanding cardiovascu - ltaorCdVisDeapsreevinenwtioomn.en. Women have also been underrepresented in clinical trials related 33 Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes Women with CVD are more likely to report poorer patient experiences, lower health‐ related quality of life and poorer perception of their health compared with men. 34 Dr eedsupci tt ei ocna omf pCaVi gDnbs ut rodreani sfeo ar wwaorme ne ensos vaenrdt hi me pp raos vt ed ewcoamd ee nh ’asscsatradl li eodv .aIsnc uf al ac rt , hCeVaDl t hi s, tt hh ee leading cause of death in women. Cardiovascular disease in women remains under- studied, under-recognized, underdiagnosed and undertreated. 35
32 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001139 33 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20160159/ 34 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010498 35 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00684-X/fulltext
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