The risk for housewives is greater!

Women, especially menopausal period, should take care of their heart health twice. Memorial Ankara Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. Cem Yorgancıoğlu gave information about the causes of heart diseases and ways of protection in women.

Attention to vascular stiffness over 50 years

The main reason for the increased incidence of vascular stiffness and coronary artery disease in women in recent years is the prolongation of the average life span. This increases the incidence of post-menopausal vascular stiffness and consequent heart disease. There is no triggering effect of menopause in the vascular stiffness that develops with age in women.

Less prevalence of vascular stiffness in the pre-menopausal period is the inhibitory effect of the estrogen hormone on the vascular stiffness. When this protective effect is removed with menopause, the formation of atherosclerosis is increased. For this reason, women over 50 years are at higher risk for arteriosclerosis.

Another common heart disease in women is mitral valve prolapse, also known as mitral valve dilatation. If the mitral valve is structurally loose, leakage . The reason why this condition is frequent in women is that the collagen (connective) touch is more flexible. The disease does not cause as many people to have surgery as most people do. It should be followed up with regular checks.

From common heart diseases; rheumatic valve diseases are more common in women and men, and aortic valve diseases and aneurysms are less common in women.

Homeowners risk more heart attacks than women who work

Housewives live a more sedentary life than their employees. Housewives are experiencing more weight problems, higher blood pressure and higher cholesterol levels. This increases the risk of a heart attack.

The results of the open surgeon are more successful in women

Although open surgery is more risky for men than women in the treatment of heart disease, long-term outcomes after successful operation are more successful. The reason for this is that the vascular structures of women are thinner, have a higher body mass ratio and have more fatty tissue.

In men, the progression of the arterial stiffness is faster and if the operation can not be stopped, the success of the operation is reduced. Post-operative survival is also greater for women who benefit from open surgery for the treatment of heart disease.

Endoscopic methods should be preferred in appropriate patients

The fact that the fat is too much in women has the effect of increasing the risk of infection and increasing the risk of wound healing in case of vein removal by conventional method. For this reason, the choice of endoscopic methods will be better for female patients who have adequate vascular structure. This will shorten the healing period and reduce the risk of infection to the lowest.

Women should take care of them to protect against heart diseases

• Heart health care should be taken to ensure balanced and regular feeding. Since the metabolic rate slows down after a certain age, weight gain is also easy. For this reason, the metabolism should be accelerated and attention must be paid to the ideal weight.
• Smoking should be avoided. Even in the smoking environment increases the risk of heart disease.
• In particular, housewives are immobilized because they move away from active life. Physical activity should be increased during the day.
• The blood pressure level and sugar level should be controlled.