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Gouni-Berthold, I. and Berthold, H. K. (2015). Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women. Curr. Med. Chem., 22 (31). S. 3580 - 3597. SHARJAH: BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD. ISSN 1875-533X

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Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death for both women and men. Common traditional risk factors for CVD, such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and smoking have a high prevalence in women and in some cases a greater health impact compared with men. Nevertheless, risk factors are treated less often and less aggressively in women than in men, partly due to decreased awareness on the part of public health opinion makers, patients and physicians. About seventy five percent of all coronary heart disease deaths among women could be avoided if CVD risk factors like hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and smoking are adequately treated. This narrative review discusses the treatment of the 4 CVD risk factors, namely hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking and diabetes. These risk factors were examined in the Framingham Heart study and years later they were found in the INTERHEART study to be the 4 most important risk factors for the development of CVD.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Gouni-Berthold, I. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Berthold, H. K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-418675
DOI:	10.2174/0929867322666151001122213
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Med. Chem.
Volume:	22
Number:	31
Page Range:	S. 3580 - 3597
Date:	2015
Publisher:	BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
Place of Publication:	SHARJAH
ISSN:	1875-533X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITORS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL-DISEASE; AMBULATORY BLOOD-PRESSURE; JOINT NATIONAL COMMITTEE; ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; STATIN THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES Multiple languages Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry, Medicinal; Pharmacology & Pharmacy Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41867