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Absolute cardiovascular risk of women using hormonal contraception in Porto-Novo
Arnaud Sonou1, Mathieu Ogoudjobi1, Philippe Mahouna Adjagba2
1Departmental University Hospital of l'Ouémé-Plateau, Porto-Novo, Bénin.
Introduction:
The purpose of this work was to determine the absolute cardiovascular risk (ACVR) of women using hormonal contraception in Porto-Novo.
Methods:
We carried out a descriptive, cross-sectional study, including women at the time of renewal of a hormonal contraceptive method. Blood pressure, fasting venous blood glucose level, body mass index and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy were studied. The determination of ACVR was dual based on the World Health Organisation (WHO/ISH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC/ESH) models.
Results:
The mean age of the women was 35.3 ± 8.2 years. Blood pressure and blood glucose levels were high in 24 and 1.5% of cases, respectively. Left ventricular hypertrophy was present in 7.1% of cases. A high ACVR was found in 5.2% of these women, using the ESC/ESH model.
Conclusion:
The occurrence of women with high ACVR in this group raises the problem of cardiovascular eligibility to the contraceptive method used.
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