According to a new study, it seems that both men and women are at equal risk of cardiovascular disease.
This new research seems to go against years of indicators that have held that men are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Over the years, this idea has developed because men and women seem to have different risk factors when it comes to this. The new research suggests that this isn’t true.
The research team was based out of the University of Gothenburg. The study concluded that men and women have very similar risk factors, but that cardiovascular disease can have different outward symptoms between the two sexes.
There are many risk factors that are shared by both men and women. These include obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, family history, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking. However, while men might show the symptoms of heart disease in what is considered to be a “traditional” manner, this does not mean that they are necessarily at a greater risk of the disease. Rather, men and women tend to show heart disease symptoms differently.
The team published their findings in the journal, The Lancet. While some of this knowledge has been around for quite some time, the hope is that publications like this help the information to become more widespread. While most doctors probably already had this information at their disposal, it’s also important that the mainstream public also has access to this information. When we as non-medical professionals have access to more information, we become better equipped to manage our own health a lot better. We also have the ability to help those that we are close with to do the same.
The big takeaway from the study was that prevention in women needs to be given more attention. Women aren’t less vulnerable, they just don’t always show symptoms until it is later on in the disease.
When someone suffers from cardiovascular disease, senior care may come across difficulties that are specific to those with these particular issues. For example, someone with cardiovascular disease is at a much higher risk of a heart attack or stroke than those without this. Oftentimes, strokes and heart attacks can be handled by emergency medical staff with good long term results if they are detected and treated early enough. A caregiver that is sufficiently trained to spot these issues and knows what to do about them quickly can often save a life if a stroke or heart attack begins while they are on duty.
Senior care is not the same as medical care. Both are different components of the same team, though. Having a trained caregiver as a part of your family’s team might be exactly what you need.
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