Hidden hearts: cardiovascular risk and disease in Australian women is a report from the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research at the Australian Catholic University. The report reveals that CVD is the major killer of Australian women, costing our health system over $3 billion per year.
The five most common forms of CVD are coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation , stroke and peripheral artery disease. All these forms are potentially deadly and disabling, causing more fatalities than the most common forms of cancer. "Within an ageing population in whom levels of most risk factors are at historically high levels, the burden of CVD among Australian women is set to increase for the foreseeable future." The report calls for more awareness-raising, more research, updating of guidelines and more standardised prevention and management programs.
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