Hypertension Across a Woman's Life Cycle.
Lama GhaziRahul V AnnabathulaNatalie A BelloLi ZhouRichard Brandon StaceyBharathi UpadhyaPublished in: Current hypertension reports (2022)
Hypertension continues to be an important public health problem for women across all life stages from adolescence through pregnancy, menopause, and older age. There remain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in hypertension rates not only overall but also between the sexes. Blood pressure cutoffs during pregnancy have not been updated to reflect the 2017 ACC/AHA changes due to a lack of data. Additionally, the mechanisms behind hypertension development in menopause, including sex hormones and genetic factors, are not well understood. In the setting of increasing inactivity and obesity, along with an aging population, hypertension rates are increasing in women. Screening and management of hypertension throughout a women's lifespan are necessary to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, and further research to understand sex-specific hypertension mechanisms is needed.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- public health
- cardiovascular disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- heart rate
- pregnancy outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- machine learning
- pregnant women
- postmenopausal women
- insulin resistance
- gene expression
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- body mass index
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- breast cancer risk
- community dwelling