High blood pressure in women 'more dangerous' than in men

Significant differences have been found in the mechanisms that cause high blood pressure in men and women.



Researchers studying 100 men and women aged 53 or older with untreated high blood pressure and no other major diseases used an array of tests to determine whether patients' heart or blood vessels were primarily involved in elevating the blood pressure.




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The tests also measured the hemodynamics -- the forces involved in the circulation of blood -- and hormonal factors of the mechanisms involved in the development of high blood pressure in men and women.

The findings, published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, showed a 30 to 40 percent higher incidence of vascular disease in women as compared to men with the same elevated blood pressure levels.

They also found significant physiological differences in women's cardiovascular systems, including different types and levels of hormones involved with high blood pressure.



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