Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in both sexes in Argentina. But mortality in women in 2022 was 28.4 percent, while in men it reached 27 percent.
The majority of women surveyed underestimate the impact of cardiovascular disease on them. Women are exposed to the same conventional risk factors as men, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity and high cholesterol, with some differences in impact of each of them predisposing to the development of coronary atherosclerosis. Depression, a lower educational level, multiple gender violence, remuneration for equal work and a lower workload at home are all associated with cardiovascular disease in women.