Depression and anxiety as psychosocial components of cardiovascular risk, gender aspect

Analysis of the literature data demonstrated unidirectional trends in relation to the risks of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with depression and anxiety, as well as a significant prevalence of factors of psycho-emotional stress, mainly in female populations. It has been shown that such trends are likely associated with both the physiological characteristics of the female body and variations in the expression of depression/anxiety, which in turn affect cardiovascular risks. In accordance with this paradigm, in order to improve the prevention of CVD in various regions, it is necessary to create an infrastructure capable of providing for all categories of the population, depending on regional characteristics, the availability of information and educational technologies, appropriate counseling on the identification and monitoring of psychosocial risk factor