According to a report published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, lowering blood pressure can significantly cut the risk of heart disease in middle-aged women.
For the study, researchers tracked roughly 9,400 men and women with an average age of 53 for about 11 years. The research team found that smoking, high cholesterol and high systolic blood pressure were to blame for 85 percent of reversible heart disease, with high systolic pressure being the main risk factor.
Systolic pressure is the pressure of the blood when the heart contracts. This is the first number in a blood pressure reading. High systolic pressure is risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, stroke and heart failure.
By lowering systolic blood pressure by 15 mm Hg in women with hypertension, or high blood pressure, about 40 percent can prevent cardiovascular disease, compared with only about 20 percent of men.
Researchers recommend that middle-aged women, and their doctors, treat high systolic blood pressure more vigorously to prevent the health risks that it causes. Failing to diagnose and treat high blood pressure can cause serious health problems and even death.
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