American Heart Association says threat of heart disease and stroke is growing substantially among women

 WOW, even the AHA is completely fucking out-of-date, they don't know that stroke has been called neurological disease by the WHO since 2006 not cardiovascular, once again proving our medical 'professionals' don't keep up to date in their field! Why would your trust anything coming out of such incompetence?

American Heart Association says threat of heart disease and stroke is growing substantially among women

MADISON (WKOW) -- Over the next 25 years, nearly 6 in 10 women in the U.S. will have some type of cardiovascular disease.

That's according to projections outlined in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published Wednesday in Circulation.

The AHA says nearly 60% of women in the U.S. could have high blood pressure by 2050, up from about 5 in 10 previously reported for 2020.

Findings from the report point to significant increases among women for all types of cardiovascular disease, including heart disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and stroke.

Surges are also projected among women for many of the major health factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.

Researchers say what's even more concerning is the prevalence of some health factors is increasing among young girls, ages 2-19, as well.

The increases are even more prevalent among women and girls identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic or multiracial people.

“Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women and remains their #1 health risk overall,” said Stacey E. Rosen, M.D., FAHA, volunteer president of the American Heart Association and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health and senior vice president of women’s health at Northwell Health in New York City. “While many people may think these conditions like high blood pressure are only occurring in older women, we know this is not the case. We know the factors that contribute to heart disease and stroke begin early in life, even among young women and girls. The impact is even greater among those experiencing adverse social determinants of health such as poverty, low literacy, rural residence and other psychosocial stressors. Identifying the types of trends outlined in this report is critical to making meaningful changes that can reverse this course.”

There is some good news ahead as AHA says the rates of high cholesterol are expected to decline among nearly all groups of women.

Additionally, there are improvements expected in some of the health behaviors that impact CVD, including healthier eating, more physical activity and less smoking.

The American Heart Association defines optimal health through its Life’s Essential 8™ — four health behaviors (eat better, be more active, quit tobacco and get healthy sleep) and four health factors (manage weight, control cholesterol, manage blood sugar and manage blood pressure).