The places in which we live, work and play should not increase our risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Researchers also collected data for nine biological indicators at age 45 using information from blood samples and blood pressure measures to create a score indicating risk for heart disease and diabetes, known as the cardiometabolic risk score, for each.
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“Cohesive action and collaboration are needed beyond the health sector to provide a heart-healthy environment and heart-healthy choices for women to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease”, she said. The majority of city women in the 30-45 age group is overweight, the study shows.Edible oil manufacturer Saffola conducted the study – Saffolalife Study – and tied up with an accredited laboratory to assess the diagnostic parameters that contribute to cardio-vascular disease (CVD) risk among women. But participants who experienced high distress primarily in childhood and those with persistent distress continued to have significantly higher risk scores even after considering those other factors.
“Perhaps a proper behavioral management strategy in both early childhood and adulthood, as well as early cognitive retraining for those people who have distressed or traumatic personal issues, could lead to better cardiovascular outcomes”, suggested Freedman, who is chief of congestive heart failure services at North Shore-LIJ’s Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream, New York. “This is an invite for heart diseases“, she remarked. Dr S S Ramesh, CMD Cardiologist, Vivus Heart Centre, Bengaluru, said that it was mostly the unhealthy eating habits that put the participants at the risk of CVDs. “Women are also less likely than men to have typical angina and have a higher false positive rate in the treadmill test. The symptoms women face are also different than those faced by men”, notes Dr. Aggarwal.
According to a study from 126 sudden deaths of youngsters of age 18 to 35, about half of these tragic deaths were due to any type of heart disease, and of these, 28 per cent had coronary atherosclerosis.
In recognition of World Heart Day (WHD), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is promoting good heart health by reminding residents of Qatar to make healthy choices to protect themselves and their loved ones from heart ailments. But those who had psychological distress only as children or only as adults also had a higher risk than those who did not go through periods of emotional turmoil.
A variety of other cardiac abnormalities accounted for a few additional cases.
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The findings were reported online September 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
