Shilpa Sharma1, Malissa J Wood2. 1. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. 2. Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Blake 256, Boston, MA, 02114-2696, USA. mjwood@mgh.harvard.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for one third of all deaths in 2015. Alarmingly, there has been slowing of the decline in age-standardized CVD mortality over the last 5 years compared to the previous 25 years. RECENT FINDINGS: Given the increasing global CVD burden, in 2011, the United Nations declared the goal to reduce premature mortality from the four main non-communicable diseases by 25% from 2010 to 2025, abbreviated as the 25 × 25 goal. The United Nations has further created nine targets to achieve the 25 × 25 goal. These targets emphasize risk factor modification and strengthening of healthcare delivery systems. Achieving the nine targets and 25 × 25 goal set by the United Nations will undoubtedly benefit the world as a whole. However, women face additional, unacceptable, disproportionate CVD risk factors that need to be addressed, including psychological stressors contributing to ischemic heart disease, pregnancy-related CVD, environmental and infectious exposures in low socioeconomic settings, and limited healthcare access and delivery. This paper highlights global CVD gender disparities in order to stimulate awareness and discussion of potential interventions to address the rapidly growing burden of heart disease in women.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for one third of all deaths in 2015. Alarmingly, there has been slowing of the decline in age-standardized CVD mortality over the last 5 years compared to the previous 25 years. RECENT FINDINGS: Given the increasing global CVD burden, in 2011, the United Nations declared the goal to reduce premature mortality from the four main non-communicable diseases by 25% from 2010 to 2025, abbreviated as the 25 × 25 goal. The United Nations has further created nine targets to achieve the 25 × 25 goal. These targets emphasize risk factor modification and strengthening of healthcare delivery systems. Achieving the nine targets and 25 × 25 goal set by the United Nations will undoubtedly benefit the world as a whole. However, women face additional, unacceptable, disproportionate CVD risk factors that need to be addressed, including psychological stressors contributing to ischemic heart disease, pregnancy-related CVD, environmental and infectious exposures in low socioeconomic settings, and limited healthcare access and delivery. This paper highlights global CVD gender disparities in order to stimulate awareness and discussion of potential interventions to address the rapidly growing burden of heart disease in women.
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Cardiovascular; Disparities; Global; Risk factors; Women
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