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Why Are So Many Women Unaware ofTheir Hypertension?• Hypertension rarely causes noticeable symptoms —recognizedas “the silent killer”• Usually detected during routine physical examThe Women Take Heart ProjectUnacknowledged or unaware hypertensive women weresignificantly ifi younger as a group, had a lower mean BMI, and alower waist-toto-hip ratio than women who reported a history ofhypertension.However, their BP measures were similar:ilunaware hypertensive women (146/89 mmHg) vs.aware hypertensive women (147/88 mmHg).http://www. johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/reports/heart_health/136-1. html. Accessed August 10, 2006.Furumoto-Dawson AA et al. J Clin Hypertens. 2003;5:38−46.
AWARENESS• WTH – over one half of the hypertensive women were either undiagnosedor unaware or did not acknowledge their hypertension.
Page 1 and 2: • Kathleen Drinan DO, FACC, FACOI
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