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- Title
Hypertension in women.
- Authors
Pimenta, Eduardo
- Abstract
Hypertension is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality, and a highly prevalent condition in both men and women. However, the prevalence of hypertension is predicted to increase more among women than men. Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) can induce hypertension in a small group of women and, increase CV risk especially among those with hypertension. Both COC-related increased CV risk and blood pressure (BP) returns to pretreatment levels by 3 months of its discontinuation. The effects of menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on BP are controversial, and COCs and HRT containing the new generation progestin drospirenone are preferred in women with established hypertension. Despite the high incidence of cancer in women, CV disease remains the major cause of death in women and comparable benefit of antihypertensive treatment have been demonstrated in both women and men.
- Publication
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 2012, Vol 35, Issue 2, p148
- ISSN
1348-4214
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/hr.2011.190