on PinterestNarly 60% of U.S. women could have at least one type of cardiovascular disease by 2050.
on PinterestNarly 60% of U.S. women could have at least one type of cardiovascular disease by 2050. Ana Luz Crespi/Stocksy
- Researchers say the heart health of American women will decline over the next 25 years if current trends continue.
- A new AHA scientific statement projects that 60% of U.S. women will have at least one type of cardiovascular disease, 25% will have diabetes, and 60% will have obesity by 2050.
- The authors say these trends are driven by rising rates of conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
The American Heart Association (AHA) projects that the cardiovascular health of females in the United States will decline significantly over the next 25 years.
In a scientific statement published on February 25 in Circulation, the association reports that nearly 60% of U.S. women will have at least one type of cardiovascular disease by 2050.
The authors of the statement say the downward trend in women’s heart health will cut across all age groups, all ethnicities, and all types of cardiovascular disease.
They report that the rise will be fueled by increases in health factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.
The authors also projected that rates of high cholesterol will decrease during the next quarter-century.
The scientific statements come on the heels of a recent study suggesting that women typically have less artery-clogging plaque than men, but still face higher rates of cardiovascular events like heart attacks.
The reports are part of the AHA’s campaign to educate women about cardiovascular disease during American Heart Month.
“Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women and remains their number one health risk overall,” Stacey Rosen, MD, volunteer president of the AHA, executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health, and senior vice president of women’s health at Northwell Health in New York City, said in a statement.
Factors driving heart disease risk in women
Cardiovascular disease can affect women of all ages, with risk factors like high blood pressure driving the onset in younger females.
“We know the factors that contribute to heart disease and stroke begin early in life, even among young women and girls,” Rosen said in a statement.
“The impact is even greater among those experiencing adverse social determinants of health such as poverty, low literacy, rural residence, and other psychosocial stressors. Identifying the types of trends outlined in this report is critical to making meaningful changes that can reverse this course,” Rosen said.
The AHA’s report noted that the expected increase in cardiovascular disease underscores the need for greater awareness and prevention strategies for U.S. women and medical professionals alike.
“We have done a great job decreasing deaths from big cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes, but these data suggest that we need to really refocus our efforts on health, wellness, and prevention,” said first study author Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, a professor of medicine and public health and the co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in a statement.
Jennifer Wong, MD, a
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