Kringeland noted that the findings probably reflect differences between women and men in how the small arteries respond to elevated blood pressure, but this needs to be further explored. The results add to emerging evidence indicating that high blood pressure has particularly unfavourable effects on women’s hearts.”ĭr. Kringeland said: “Our analyses confirmed that mildly elevated blood pressure affects the risk of acute coronary syndromes in a sex-specific manner. This association was not found in men after adjusting for other cardiovascular disease risk factors.ĭr. The researchers found that in women, having mildly elevated blood pressure was associated with a doubled risk of acute coronary syndromes during midlife. Heart attacks were recorded during 16 years of follow up. This study investigated whether mildly elevated blood pressure (130-139/80-89 mmHg) was a stronger risk factor for acute coronary syndromes in women than in men.īlood pressure was measured in 6,381 women and 5,948 men participating in the community-based Hordaland Health Study at age 41 years. In addition, young and middle-aged women have on average lower blood pressure than men, but despite this, the threshold for diagnosing high blood pressure is the same in both sexes. Previous studies have suggested that high blood pressure is a stronger risk factor for heart disease in women than in men. “Those with other risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, pregnancy complications, or parents with high blood pressure need more intense monitoring.” Ester Kringeland of the University of Bergen, Norway. “Even if they feel healthy, women should have their blood pressure measured by their primary care physician and repeated at regular intervals with the frequency dependent on the level,” said study author Dr. That’s the finding of a study published on World Hypertension Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Sophia Antipolis, : Women with mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s have a two-fold risk of acute coronary syndromes in their 50s compared to their counterparts with normal blood pressure.
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