April 21, 2021
HOUSTON – (April 21, 2021) – Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, yet researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that those 55 and younger are not treated as aggressively, and women receive less than optimal preventative care when compared to men among this group of young patients with ASCVD.
The study, one of the largest to date published in JAMA Cardiology¸ reviewed medical records of 147,600 veterans with premature ASCVD, which includes patients who suffered from heart disease, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease at a young age. The investigators found that not only were women significantly less likely to receive antiplatelets, statin or high-intensity statin therapies, they also were less likely to adhere to their statin therapy regimen when compared with men.
KARACHI: One in four middle-aged adults in Pakistan is living with a cardiovascular disease. Even though men and women are equally susceptible to developing heart diseases the leading cause of death in the country the risk of dying or becoming severely unwell from a heart disease is largely underestimated in women due to under-diagnosis and under-treatment.
This was stated by speakers at the 2nd Annual Cardiovascular Conference Pulse 2021 held at the Aga Khan University (AKU).
The speakers noted that contrary to the belief that heart diseases affected only men, women were equally at risk.
In fact, they pointed out, they faced unique sex-specific risk factors related to the early onset of menstruation, menopause and pregnancy-related complications such as preeclampsia.
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DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2021 Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the American Heart Association s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2021 Update, published today in the Association s flagship journal
Circulation, and experts warn that the broad influence of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue to extend that ranking for years to come.
Globally, nearly 18.6 million people died of cardiovascular disease in 2019, the latest year for which worldwide statistics are calculated. That reflects a 17.1% increase over the past decade. There were more than 523.2 million cases of cardiovascular disease in 2019, an increase of 26.6% compared with 2010.
Experts predict the global burden of cardiovascular disease will grow exponentially over the next few years as the long-term effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic evolve.