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•Women
who smoke risk having a heart attack
19 years earlier
than non-smoking women.
•Women
with diabetes are
two to three times more likely
to have heart attacks thank women who don’t have diabetes.
•High
blood pressure is more common in women
using contraceptives that contain hormones, especially in obese women.
High Blood Pressure or hypertension is a cardiovascular disease. Talk
with your doctor about the risks and benefits of using contraceptives
with hormones particularly if you smoke or have a BMI of 30 or higher.
•Women
who are inactive are at risk.
39% of white women, 57% of black women, 57% of Hispanic women, and 49%
Asian/Pacific Islander women are sedentary and get no leisure time
physical activity.
•Physical
inactivity is a risk factor for obesity. Obesisty is a risk factor for
heart disease. 23% of white women, 38% of black women, and 36% Mexican
American women are obese.
New research finds that women who have had pre-eclampsia (previously called toxemia) during pregnancy have more than twice the risk of heart disease in later life. Another study shows that women with cardiovascular risk factors that are present before pregnancy may be predisposed to pre-eclampsia. (In pre-eclampsia, women experience high blood pressure, edema, protein in the urine and are susceptible to seizures. When seizures occur with pre-eclampsia it is referred to as eclampsia) Although the exact cause of pre-eclampsia and it’s link to heart disease is not fully understood, you should inform your provider if you have ever experienced pre-eclampsia or eclampsia.
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