Prevention of cardiovascular risk factors in women: The lifestyle paradox and stereotypes we need to defeat

Primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention is multifactorial and based on smoking cessation, the correct dietary regimen, regular physical activity, weight management and the control of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes The prevention of cardiovascular disease must also be cost-effective.There are some specific issues in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women, particularly counteracting the physiological effects of a reduction in oestrogen, which starts slowly, but progressively, many years before the codified time of menopause.