Hygiena 2017, 62(1):18-23 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1494

Cardiovascular Diseases among Women

Liana Greiffeneggová1,2, Drahoslava Hrubá1
1 Masarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta, Ústav ochrany a podpory zdraví, Brno, Česká republika
2 Masarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta, Katedra porodní asistence a zdravotnických záchranářů, Brno, Česká republika

According to a number of epidemiological studies, women are more vulnerable to cardiovascular risk factors than men. Women also have certain specific risk factors such as use of oral hormone contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, pregnancy and toxaemia during pregnancy. This paper describes former and recent results from significant studies on gender differences in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases, risk factors, females

Received: August 2016; Accepted: February 23, 2017; Published: March 1, 2017  Show citation

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Greiffeneggová L, Hrubá D. Cardiovascular Diseases among Women. Hygiena. 2017;62(1):18-23. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1494.
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