Key result
Diabetes increases cardiovascular disease risk 3 to 7-fold in women compared to 2 to 3-fold in men, highlighting significant gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease has traditionally been considered a disease of middle-aged men, leading to underestimation of risk in women, with most recommendations for women derived from data in men.
This review emphasizes the critical need to recognize gender-specific differences in cardiovascular risk factors, symptoms, and psychosocial comorbidities to improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes in women.
Traditionally, cardiovascular disease is regarded as a disease of middle-aged men, which often leads to an underestimation of their risk in women, both by patients and by doctors. Most of the recommendations that apply to women are based on data obtained from men. This review describes the main gender differences in risk factors, the course of cardiac pathologies, and the impact of depression and anxiety on them.
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Долженко et al. (2019) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Diabetes increases cardiovascular disease risk 3 to 7-fold in women compared to 2 to 3-fold in men, highlighting significant gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes.
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