MUMBAI
A recent report discussed in the World Congress of Cardiology this year said that cardiac diseases has increased among women in India.
If you thought women were less vulnerable to heart ailments, think again. A recent report discussed in the World Congress of Cardiology this year said that cardiac diseases has increased among women in India.
Cardiologists in the city also agree with the rising incidents of heart ailments among women, especially those in their early 40s. They say stressful, sedentary lifestyle is taking away the biological protection they had from heart ailments.
“Women are protected from heart ailments by the female sex hormone, estrogen, which tends to raise the high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels (good cholesterol levels),” said Dr Sudhir Pillai, consultant cardiologist at PD Hinduja Hospital. “But stressful and sedentary lifestyle has led to early menopause and women undergoing surgical removal of uterus.
Once this happens, they no longer have that protection. Perhaps that is why we are seeing more women with heart ailments.”
Dr Kaushal Chhatrapati, an interventional cardiologist, had similar views. “Women have higher HDL cholesterol levels than men.
Smoking, diabetes and abnormal blood lipids erase a woman’s estrogen protection. We are now seeing more women with heart diseases,” he said.
It has also been observed that other than genetic factors like obesity, stress and modern lifestyle play a dominant role in making men and women prone to coronary diseases in India.
The report said that 79% of men and 83% of women were found to be physically inactive, while 51% of men and 48% of women were found to have high fat diets.
“Women ignore their health the most. Like other diseases, they come late with heart ailments. More awareness has to be created towards women and heart ailments,” added Dr Pillai.
“Women need to go for lifestyle modification,” said Dr Nandita Palshetkar, gynaecologist and infertility expert at Lilavati Hospital. “Our eating habits have changed, physical activity has reduced and obesity is an epidemic. Women with family history of heart ailments should be more careful.”
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