Cardiovascular risk in women with uterine fibroids of different ethnic groups
Journal: UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)
Year: 2020

In young women admissions for myocardial infarction are rising and mortality rates are still higher than in men. Just as worryingly, ethnic disparities still exist with a higher mortality due to heart disease in young African compared to Caucasian women. In this thesis, we investigated a new female-specific cardiovascular risk factor: uterine fibroids. We showed that women with uterine fibroids have a worse cardiovascular risk compared to controls, with more hypertension and a higher cardiovascu