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Measuring the Carotid to Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Cf-PWV to Evaluate Arterial Stiffness
Published on: May 3, 2018
[Does arterial hypertension have a gender?]
Sophie Huegli1, Antoinette Pechère-Bertschi1
1Service de néphrologie et hypertension, Département de médecine interne, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
Women are less frequently affected by arterial hypertension than men during their reproductive life, but their risk catches up and exceeds men's after the menopause. There is a knowledge gap about the specificity of arterial hypertension in women, due to an under inclusion of women in clinical trials. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a recognized ulterior cardiovascular risk factor, and obstetrical history must be part of the evaluation of hypertensive women. In certain cases, we propose to lower the doses of antihypertensive medications in women, due to increased efficiency and increased risk of secondary effects, most notably for thiazide diuretics and calcium channel blockers.
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