Women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) have a fourfold higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. This has been shown by a published study. European Heart Journal (EHJ).
HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection. High-risk HPV types are responsible for almost all cases of cervical cancer. Previous studies have shown that HPV may also contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries.
The new study analyzed data from 163,000 young, middle-aged Korean women who did not have cardiovascular disease at the start of the study. They were tested for the 13 most dangerous types of HPV. They then visited the doctor every one or two years for an average of eight and a half years.
The risk of death was generally low: 9.1 per 100,000 people; this was the expected result for young, healthy women. However, those infected with a high-risk strain of HPV were almost four times more likely to have narrowed arteries, 3.74 times more likely to die from heart disease, and almost six times more likely to die from a stroke. You have had a high-risk HPV infection. Women with HPV and obesity were particularly vulnerable.
Scientists believe that the link between cardiovascular health and HPV stems from the virus’ ability to increase inflammation in the body. They suggest that similar effects are possible for men, but only additional research can prove this.
“Despite significant advances in the fight against well-known risk factors of heart disease such as smoking, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes, cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death. Interestingly, traditional risk factors do not explain all cases of heart disease: approximately 20% “occurs in people who do not experience these problems. This highlights the need to investigate other controllable risk factors,” the authors noted.
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