Cardiovascular disease risk in women with diabetes needs attention

The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Objective: Cardiovascular complications are the major cause of reduced lifetime in diabetic patients. Given that physical activity can play an effective role in reducing these complications, the current study was conducted with the aim of examining the effects of 8 weeks of aerobic exercise on some cardiovascular risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: Twenty women w...

Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in women.

BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women in the United States. Although CHD is less common in premenopausal women than in men, this difference begins to disappear after the onset of menopause, presumably related to reduced levels of female sex hormones. RESULTS An association between both a postmenopausal increase in blood pressure and C...

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The Effects of Tibolone on Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Menopausal Women

Background: Tibolone is frequently used as a hormone-like alternative to traditional HRT. Therefore, it is valuable to compare the effects of tibolone and HRT on cardiovascular diseases risk factors. Methods: A total of 156 healthy non-surgical postmenopausal women were included in an open randomized study. They were assigned to receive daily 2.5 mg tibolone plus one Cal+D (500 mg calcium and 2...

Mortality Associated with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women

BACKGROUND Current guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) recommend diabetes as a CVD risk equivalent. However, reports that have examined the risk of diabetes in comparison to pre-existing CVD are lacking among older women. We aimed to assess whether diabetes was associated with a similar risk of total and cause-specific mortality as a history of CVD in older women. ME...