Sex differences in the fetal programming of cardiovascular disease Daniela Grigore, Norma B. Ojeda, and Barbara T. Alexander. Gender Med (2008) Abstract BACKGROUNDNumerous clinical and experimental studies support the hypothesis that the intrauterine environment is an important determinant of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. OBJECTIVEThis review examines the mechanisms linking an adverse fetal environment and increased […]
Cardiology, CVD, fetal, hormones, hypertensionGender and sex differences in job status and hypertension Jane E Clougherty1, Ellen A Eisen1,2, Martin D Slade3, Ichiro Kawachi4, Mark R Cullen5 1Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Boston, MA 2University of California at Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA 3Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Department of Internal Medicine, […]
Cardiology, CVD, Demographics, hypertension
A Look at Hypertension During National Women’s Health Week Jennifer Wider, MD, SWHR Contributing Writer {Excerpted from SWHR NewsFlash May 2013] The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health promotes the important of women taking charge of their own health during National Women’s Health Week. “The most important screenings are the […]
Cardiology, hypertension, stroke, Women's Health
Women need to pay more attention to blood pressure, according to the Harvard Women’s Health Watch. In fact, the older a woman gets, the greater her risk for hypertension, which affects 13% of women under age 44, nearly half of women in their 60s, and 80% or more of those over age 75. Over age […]
Cardiology, CVD, hypertension