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Considerations in women with hypertension
Therese S Geraci1, Stephen A Geraci
1Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.
Southern Medical Journal
|July 4, 2013
Summary
Hypertension is a growing concern for women, contributing significantly to cardiovascular disease mortality. Current blood pressure control is insufficient, highlighting the need for sex-specific management strategies.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Women's Health
- Public Health
Background:
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.
- Hypertension significantly contributes to CVD mortality in women.
- Increasing rates of hypertension in women parallel rising obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the increasing incidence and suboptimal blood pressure control of hypertension in women.
- To underscore the need for sex-specific hypertension management strategies.
- To identify unique challenges in hypertension management during pregnancy and menopause.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing epidemiological data on hypertension in women.
- Analysis of blood pressure control rates and outcomes in female populations.
- Comparison of hypertensive women to age-matched men.
Main Results:
- Hypertension incidence is rising in women, linked to obesity and diabetes.
- Blood pressure control rates remain suboptimal in women.
- Limited high-quality data exist on specific hypertension outcomes in women.
Conclusions:
- There is a critical need for further research into sex-specific hypertension management.
- Optimal hypertension regimens for women require further study, considering life stages.
- Pregnancy and menopause present complex, distinct challenges for hypertension management in women.
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