Menopause and women's cardiovascular health: is it really an obvious relationship?

Cardiovascular diseases are common for men and women but there are differences between the sexes in terms of clinical symptoms, pathophysiology and response to the treatment. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in women is commonly underdiagnosed and often women tend to have a lower perception of the risk. That can lead to delayed diagnosis and failed recognition of symptoms.

Obesity and Body Mass Components Influence Exercise Tolerance and the Course of Hypertension in Perimenopausal Women.

The aim of this study was to identify the potential influence of obesity and body mass components on exercise tolerance assessed in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), biochemical and echocardiographic parameters and factors correlated with oxygen absorption at the anaerobic threshold in hypertensive women with low levels of physical activity in the perimenopausal period. The study comprised 188 hypertensive women divided, based on body mass index (BMI), into an obesity group and a non-obesity group. Women with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 had significantly higher parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in echocardiography, lower total body water (TBC) in percentage assessed by bioimpedance and significantly worse exercise capacity assessed by CPET.

Factors and Prognostic Significance of Impaired Exercise Tolerance in Women over 40 with Arterial Hypertension.

The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing maximal oxygen uptake (VO) and early identification of the profile of hypertensive women in the perimenopausal period at risk of heart failure. This study included 185 female patients. Regression analyses determined predictors of the lowest VO (quartile 1: VO < 17 mL/kg/min).

Soluble ST2 protein and hospitalizations due to worsening chronic heart failure during a one-year follow-up in a population with reduced ejection fraction.

Background: Hospitalizations due to worsening chronic heart failure (CHF) are common. However, the relationship between a single measurement of soluble ST2 protein (sST2) and the necessity of hospitalization in CHF is still unclear.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the association between a single measurement of sST2 concentration and hospitalizations due to worsening CHF during a one-year follow-up.

Thirty-year risk of cardiovascular disease in senior medical students - based on the StudHeart study.

Introduction: Long-term risk functions highlight the need of prophylaxis in youth before the first symptoms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) occur.

Aim: On the basis of data obtained in the StudHeart study, the aim of this report was to evaluate the 30-year risk of CVD based on the risk scale developed by the Framingham Heart Study (FHS).

Material And Methods: Seven hundred and one students aged 22-27 (mean age: 24 ±1.

EuroSCORE II does not show better accuracy nor predictive power in comparison to original EuroSCORE: a single-centre study.

Background: EuroSCORE is used to predict postoperative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Its updated version was published in 2011.

Aim: To assess whether EuroSCORE II (ESII) predicts more accurately postoperative mortality after cardiac surgery in comparison with additive (addES) and logistic EuroSCORE (logES).