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Inequalities in the face of cardiovascular risk: women the No. 1 victims | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 07 Mar 2024 | Back to overview list |
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A Withings survey reveals the urgent need to raise awareness. 45.9% of women among Withings US users1 say they put their loved ones' health before their own.2 BOSTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiovascular disease kills one women every 33 seconds in the USA10. Yet 80% of these deaths could be avoided11 through early diagnosis and awareness of symptoms and risk factors specific to women. To help reduce this excess mortality, Withings is committed to raising awareness via an exclusive survey, and providing the means to tackle their main cause: hypertension, which accounts for the majority of cardiovascular deaths.12 Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women, ahead of breast cancer, and remains surprisingly unknown and earning its name as "the silent killer". Yet 50% of women are unaware of their cardiovascular risk.13 Withings survey warns of inequalities in cardiovascular health 45.9% of American women surveyed by Withings admit to putting their loved ones' health before their own. 47% of women say they do not consult a doctor if they experience worrying cardiovascular symptoms (breathlessness, fatigue, pain).14 Health philosopher Mathilde Chevalier-Pruvo points out that "Gender inequalities have consequences for health. Women have been culturally taught to take care of others instead of taking care of themselves. They don't have time for themselves and their health. Their delay in consulting a doctor results in a delay in diagnosis estimated at four years on average, with an enormous loss of chance as to the effectiveness of treatment." Hypertension: a silent killer that's all too commonplace The delay in diagnosis is particularly marked in the case of hypertension: 62% of women with high blood pressure are unaware that they have it.15 Only 20% of them receive appropriate and effective treatment.16 Treatments have been validated in clinical studies focusing on male cohorts, and are less suited to female physiology.17 "Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular pathologies18 (such as stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure and fibrillation) and therefore the leading cause of mortality," as Cardiologist Stéphane Laurent points out. "Why is it so? Because it silently damages the entire cardiovascular system: in response to increased pressure, the heart thickens and arteries become stiffer, disrupting the functioning of sensitive organs such as the kidney, heart muscle or brain, leading to death or serious cognitive or motor sequelae. Withings acts and alerts on hypertension and calls for progress on 4 concrete initiatives:
Withings and cardiovascular monitoring in women: the need for a real-life, longitudinal approach Monitoring cardiovascular health and hypertension involves tracking a range of biomarkers. In addition to blood pressure, they may include: heart rate, ECG, arterial stiffness, activity score, and body composition including body fat percentage. This monitoring must be carried out in real life and continuously, throughout the day. This is necessary both to avoid the white-coat effect that can unduly increase measurements in the doctor's office, and because women's blood pressure is more labile than men's, and varies more over the course of the day. However, it's important not to add another element to an already excessive mental load. That's why Withings is convinced of the importance of offering non-intrusive devices that fit seamlessly into everyday lifestyles: watches, scales and blood pressure monitors. All the measurements collected provide longitudinal, real-life data. This data is essential for advancing clinical research into female hypertension, a field in which Withings is actively involved, collaborating with hospitals and university centers around the world. To find out more about the epidemiology and physiology of cardiovascular disease in women, sources and studies, doctor and patient testimonials via our dedicated page on Withings.com. Withings 2024 Women's Global Heart Health Survey Methodology: About Withings Withings, world leader in connected health, integrates powerful, clinically-validated health scans into everyday objects (watches, scales, blood pressure monitors, sleep sensors, thermometers) to provide accurate, clinical, real-life health monitoring for millions of users worldwide. A pioneer in real-life cardiovascular monitoring, Withings offers hybrid connected watches that track heart rate and its variations day and night, perform medical-grade electrocardiograms to detect pathologies such as atrial fibrillation, and monitor blood oxygenation. Connected scales, invented by Withings, measure not only body composition, but also exclusive biomarkers such as pulse wave velocity, which attests to cardiovascular age and warns of arterial stiffness caused in particular by hypertension. Its connected blood pressure monitors enable home monitoring of blood pressure trends, by sharing reliable and exhaustive measurement reports with a doctor, and can integrate a stethoscope for home detection of valvulopathy, which is more frequent in cases of high blood pressure. To find out more, visit withings.com and contact us on Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly Twitter). 1 Women among Withings US users surveyed by Withings as part of the Withings 2024 Women's Global Heart Health Study. The methodology note is detailed at the end of the document. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inequalities-in-the-face-of-cardiovascular-risk-women-the-no-1-victims-302083315.html SOURCE Withings |
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