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12.7: Conclusions

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  • Cardiovascular disease in women is the number 1 cause of death in the Western World.
  • Cardiovascular risk increases after menopause, regardless of the age it occurs.
  • Women share similar cardiovascular risk factors however there are important sex differences in the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis and coronary vascular physiology.
  • There are gender differences in the regulation of vasomotor function of microvessels.
  • Women more often have chest pain by less obstructive coronary artery disease.
  • In women with persistent chest pain with the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease treatment of symptoms en risk factors is essential.
  • The GP or menopause physician plays an important role in the identification of global cardiovascular risk factors (e.g. hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes)
  • Cardiovascular specialists and menopause physicians must work as a team to assess global risk for the individual woman.
  • Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease.
  • Prevention and reduction of cardiovascular disease as early as possible must be a priority

This page titled 12.7: Conclusions is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by de Jong and van der Waals Eds. (Cardionetworks Foundation and the Health[e]Foundation) via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

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