Inequalities in the face of cardiovascular risk: women the No. 1 victims
BOSTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiovascular disease kills one women every 33 seconds in the USA10. Yet 80% of these deaths could be avoided11 through early diagnosis and awareness of symptoms and risk factors specific to women. To help reduce this excess mortality, Withings is committed to raising awareness via an exclusive survey, and providing the means to tackle their main cause: hypertension, which accounts for the majority of cardiovascular deaths.12
- Inequalities also affect health, particularly cardiovascular health: they lead to under-diagnosis and poorer care for women, resulting in avoidable excess mortality.
- Yet 80% of these deaths could be avoided11 through early diagnosis and awareness of symptoms and risk factors specific to women.
- Yet 50% of women are unaware of their cardiovascular risk.13
45.9% of American women surveyed by Withings admit to putting their loved ones' health before their own. - Withings and cardiovascular monitoring in women: the need for a real-life, longitudinal approach
Monitoring cardiovascular health and hypertension involves tracking a range of biomarkers.