Women’s heart health is facing a troubling future, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Researchers now predict that nearly 60% of women in the United States could develop high blood pressure by 2050 if current trends continue. That sharp increase is raising alarms because high blood pressure is one of the leading causes of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, and heart failure. Experts say the problem is not limited to older adults either, as younger women and even teenage girls are showing rising cardiovascular risk factors much earlier in life.
