Researchers Say Study Points Out
‘Missed Opportunities’ to Prevent Heart Disease
Middle-aged women who take steps
to lower their blood
pressure could reduce their risk of having a stroke, heart
attack, or developing heart
failure, a new study shows.
Researchers say they found that
high systolic pressure -- the blood pressure when the heart contracts -- is a
significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and its complications in
middle-aged and older women.
Doctors say 36% of serious
cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes are preventable by
lowering blood pressure in women, compared to only 24% in men.
For the study, investigators
examined data on 9,357 adults in 11 countries in Europe, Asia, and
They report that three major risk
factors account for 85% of the modifiable risk for heart disease in men
and women -- high systolic (the top number) blood pressure, high cholesterol,
and smoking. And high systolic pressure is the most important risk factor,
according to the researchers. (Read
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High systolic blood pressure appears to be a substantial
risk factor for cardiovascular events in women middle-aged and older, and many
of these events are potentially preventable with lowered blood pressure,
according to research published online Jan.
TUESDAY,
Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- High systolic blood
pressure (BP) appears to be a substantial risk factor for cardiovascular events
in women middle-aged and older, and many of these events are potentially
preventable with lowered BP, according to research published online Jan.
José Boggia,
M.D., of the Universidad de