Under-recognized cardiovascular risk enhancers in women: A call to rethink clinical assessment on risk stratification

Objectives: Traditional cardiovascular risk (CVR) stratification does not consider CVR enhancers (CVRE). Women present under-recognized CVRE factors that may lead to arterial stiffness (AS). AS is associated with long-term cardiovascular disease. AS can be determined by carotid-femoral pulse wave ve...

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Published in:	American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Main Authors:	Albertina M. Ghelfi, Gustavo J. Staffieri, Mildren A. Del-Sueldo, Gonzalo Miranda, Nicolás F. Renna, Rosana M. Quintana, Melisa N. Lassus, María-Rosa Galván, Romina Maldonado, Flavia A. Passarino, Lautaro N. Fierro, Lautaro L. Velez, Laura Graziani, Boris Kisluk, Leonel A. Berbotto, Romina Nieto, Rubén F. Mamprin D´andrea, Guillermo A. Berbotto, Jorge O. Galindez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Arterial stiffness Pulse wave velocity Women´s health Cardiovascular risk factors Hypertension Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667725000157