Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Pre-, Peri-, andpost-menopausal JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, FAHA Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Professor of Medicine i and dthe Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health Harvard Medical School National Lipid Association New Orleans, LA February 23, 2013 1
Conflict of Interest Disclosure JoAnn E Manson MD DrPH has no real or apparent JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. 2
Objectives To describe the major risk factors for CVD in women. To review key gender differences in risk factors. To summarize changes in risk factors during the life cycle, especially at the menopause transition. To review (briefly) clinical trial findings on menopausal hormone therapy, aspirin, and calcium/vitamin D. 3
Cardiovascular Disease: The Leading Cause of Death in USWomen (2006 data) Heart disease 162.2 Cerebrovascular disease Lung cancer COPD Unintentional Injuries Breast Cancer Diabetes Influenza/Pneumonia Motor vehicle Accidents 42.6 40.0 35.9 25.5 23.5 20.1 15.5 88 8.8 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 Deaths (1,000) National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2009: With Special Feature on Medical Technology. Hyattsville, MD. 2010. 4
Prevalence of CVD by Age and Sex Male Female Population Percent of 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ NHANES III 1988-1991 5
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Nurses' Health Study: Preventability of Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes With lifestyle modifications*: 0 CHD Stroke Diabetes uction (% %) Risk Red -20-40 -60-80 -83% -81% -90% -100 * Physical activity, not smoking, weight control, healthy diet (high in whole grains, fiber, fruit/veg, fish, low in saturated fat) NEJM 2000; 343:16-22; NEJM 2001; 345:790-7. 7
Percentage of US Adults Classified as Obese (BMI >30) in Health Surveys from 1963-2010 40 35 30 25 20 15 Men Women 10 5 0 NHES I NHANES I NHANES II NHANES III NHANES NHANES NHANES NHANES (1963-70) (1971-74) (1976-80) (1988-94) (1999-2002) (2003-04) (2007-08) (2009-10) NHES indicates National Health Examination Survey; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Sources: Flegal KM, et al. JAMA 2002; 288:1723-7; JAMA 2006; 295:1549-55; JAMA 2010; 303:235-41; JAMA 2012; 307:491-7. 8
Percent of U.S. adults Engaging in Regular Leisure-time Physical Activity,* it by Gender and Age 50 40 Men Women 30 20 10 0 18-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+ * Regular activity = light-to-moderate activity >5 times/week for 30 minutes each time, or vigorous activity >3 times/week for >20 minutes each time. Reference: Schoenborn CA, Barnes PM. Leisure-time physical activity among adults: United States, 1997-98. NCHS, 2002. 9
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Percentage of the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from CHD Attributed to Treatments and Risk-Factor Changes Treatment Risk Factors Unexplained 43 50 7 0 20 40 60 80 100 Source: Ford ES et al. N Engl J Med 2007; 356:2388-2398. 11
The Interheart Study Case-control study of 15,000 patients with first MI compared to 15,000 age, sex matched healthy controls. Source: Yusuf. Lancet 2004. 12
INTERHEART: Association of Risk Factors with Acute MI in Women And Men Risk Factor Current smoking Diabetes Hypertension Abdominal obesity Psychosocial index Fruits/Vegetables Exercise Alcohol Gender F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M Odds Ratio (99% CI) ApoB-ApoA1 ratio F M Adjusted for age, sex, geographic region Note: odds ratio plotted on a doubling scale Yusuf S et al. Lancet. 2004;364:937-52. 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 13
SWAN Allows Us to Anchor Our Observations to the Final Menstrual Period (FMP). A Steep Rise In LDL Occurs within One Year of the FMP Source: Matthews JACC 2009; 54:2366. 14
Change in Lipids After Menopause % of Mean Lev vel During Premenop pause % of Mean Level During Preme enopause N=10 110 100 90 110 100 90 Total-C Menopause HDL-C -24-18 -12-6 0 6 LDL-C -24-18 -12-6 0 6 Months 110 100 90 110 100 90 Menopause -24-18 -12-6 0 6 Triglycerides -24-18 -12-6 0 6 Months Jensen et al. Maturitas 1990; 12:321-331. 15
SWAN Shows A Rise In Fat Mass With The FMP Source: Sowers et al. JCEM 2007; 92: 895 901. 16
SWAN: Progression of Subclinical CVD During Late Perimenopause Annual Rates of Change in Carotid IMT in Pre, Early peri, Late peri, and Postmenopausal stages* 0.025 a,b 002 0.02 ion rate (mm/year) IMT progress 0.015 0.01 0.005 0 Premenopause Early perimenopause Late perimenopause Postmenopause * Adjusted for age at baseline and race a Rate of change in late peri significantly differs from that in premenopausalstage stage, P<0.0505 b Rate of change in late peri significantly differs from that in early peri menopausal stage, P 0.05 El Khoudary SR, Wildman RP, Matthews KA, Thurston RC, Bromberger JT, Sutton Tyrrell K. Menopause In Press 17
Diabetes and Risk of CHD Mortality 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Men Women Diabetic Men - 2-3 fold risk Diabetic Women - 3-7fold risk 18
Lipids and Coronary Heat Disease (CHD): Gender Differences LDL cholesterol: HDL cholesterol: Triglycerides: Stronger predictor of CHD risk in men than women Stronger predictor of CHD risk in women than men Stronger predictor of CHD risk inwomenthanmen 19
Effects on major Vascular Events per 1.0 mmol/l Reduction in LDL Cholesterol at Different Levels of Risk, by Gender 5-year MVE Risk Events (% per annum) Trend at Baseline Statin/more Control/less RR (CI) per 1.0 mmol/l reduction in LDL cholesterol Test Source: Cholesterol Treatment Trialists Collaborators. Lancet 2012; 380(9841) supplementary appendix. 20
Risk of Heart Attack: Smokers vs Ex-smokers Relative Risk Estimate* 4 Current Smokers Males Females 3 2 Ex-smokers 1 0 1-2 2-3 3-4 Years Since Quitting * 1.0 represents no increased risk compared with lifetime nonsmokers. Rosenberg NEJM; 1985 & 1990. 21
AHA Guidelines Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women 2011 Update: A guideline from the American Heart Association Mosca L, Benjamin EJ, Berra K, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;57:1404-23 and Circulation 2011;123:1243-1262 22
Ideal Cardiovascular Health (all are required!) Total cholesterol < 200 mg/dl (untreated) BP < 120/80 mmhg (untreated) Fasting blood glucose < 100 mg/dl (untreated) Body mass index < 25 kg/m2 Abstinence from smoking Physical activity at goal for adults > 20 years of age >150 min/week moderate intensity >75 min/week vigorous activity it or combination Healthy diet (DASH or similar) But fewer than 4% of women meet these criteria! 23
Lifetime Risk for CVD by Risk Factors at Age 50 Adju usted Cum mulative I ncidence Men 0.7 0.7 69% 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 03 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0.6 Women 2 Major RFs 1 Major RF 1 Elevated RF 1 Not Optimal RF Optimal RFs 50% 0.5 50% 46% 36% 39% 0.3 27% 5% 50 60 70 80 90 50 60 70 80 90 0.2 0.1 0 Attained Age 8% Source: Lloyd-Jones, Circulation 2006. 24
WHI Estrogen+Progestin Trial Findings, July 2002 (mean follow-up 5.2 yrs) Risks Benefits Coronary Heart Disease 29% Stroke 41% Pulmonary Embolism 113% Breast Cancer 26% Hip Fracture 34% Colorectal Cancer 34% Threshold Level STOPPED Early, Clear Harm Stopped 3.3 years early Adapted from: Writing Group for the Women s Health Initiative. JAMA 2002;288:321-333. 25
WHI Estrogen-Alone and Health Outcomes (N=10,739; mean age 63.6 yrs; mean follow-up 6.8 yrs) Risks Stroke 39% Null CHD (0.91) Pulm Emb (1.34) Breast Cancer (0.77) Colorectal l Cancer (1.08) Total Mortality (1.04) Global Index (1.01) Benefits Hip Fracture 39% STOPPED Early Threshold Level Source: JAMA 2004; 291:1701-12. Stopped 1 year early 26
Relative Risks and 95% CI* for Selected Health Outcomes by Years Since Menopause in the WHI Trials of Hormone Therapy (E+P and E-Alone) By years since menopause: CHD <10 y 10-19 y 0.76 1.10 p=0.02 20+ y 1.28 Total mortality <10 y 0.76 10-1919 y 098 0.98 p=ns 20+ y 1.14 Global index <10 y 105 1.05 10-19 y 1.12 p=ns 20+ y 1.09 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 1 * Confidence intervals plotted as error bars. p values for trend. The global index is a composite outcome of CHD, stroke, PE, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer (estrogen+progestin trial only), hip fracture, and mortality. Source: Rossouw JE, et al. JAMA 2007;297:1465-1477. 27
Hormone Therapy (HT) Decision-Making Flowchart Significant symptoms of menopause (moderate-to-severe hot flashes, night sweats)? No No HT Yes Free of contraindications to HT and no h/o CHD, stroke, or TIA? AND No increased risk of stroke (<10% by Framingham Stroke Score)? Years k Score) sk Over 10 Y am CHD Risk CHD Ris (Framingha Yes Assess CHD risk and years since last menstrual period Years Since Last Menstrual Period <5 6to10 >10 Very low (<5%) HT OK HT OK No HT Low (5% to <10%) HT OK HT OK No HT (Choose transdermal) HT OK HT OK No HT Moderate (10% to 20%) (Choose transdermal) (Choose transdermal) High (more than 20%) No HT No HT No HT DECISION ABOUT DURATION OF USE: continued moderate-to-severe symptoms; patient preference; weigh baseline risks of breast cancer vs osteoporosis No No HT Adapted from: J Manson and S Bassuk. In: Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine 2008 28
Antiplatelet Therapy in Secondary Prevention of CVD Overview of 25 randomized trials (N=29,000) Aspirin and/or dipyridamole or sulfinpyrazone 32% reduction in nonfatal MI 27% reduction in nonfatal stroke 15% reduction in CVD mortality 25% reduction in total t important t vascular events 29
Low-Dose Aspirin in CVD Primary Prevention Meta-Analysis Myocardial Infarction Stroke All Participants 0.76 (0.62 0.95) 0.97 (0.83 1.13) (N=95,456) Men 0.68 (0.54 0.86) 1.13 (0.96 1.33) (N=44,114) Women 0.99 (0.83 1.19) 0.81 (0.69 0.96) (N=51,342) Source: NEJM 2005; 352:1293-304. 30
Aspirin and Primary Prevention of CVD in the WHS According to Age Group+ 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.23 1.17 Total CVD Stroke MI 1.0 1.01 0.98 0.8 0.85 0.84 0.74 0.78 0.6 0.66 0.4 0.2 0.0 45-54 55-64 >65 Age Group (years) P for interaction by age = 0.05 for total CVD and 0.03 for MI + p for interaction not significant for Framingham CHD Risk Score or Number of CHD Risk Factors Source: NEJM 2005; 352:1293-304. 31
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements: Cardiovascular Events by Treatment Group Assignment Calcium/ Vitamin D Placebo Hazard Ratio P (N=18,176) (N=18,106) (95% CI) Cases Cases Myocardial infarction or CHD death 499 475 1.04 (0.92-1.18) 0.50 Stroke 362 377 0.95 (0.82-1.10) 0.51 CABG indicates coronary artery bypass grafting. PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention. Number of events do no add up to the totals for categories because some women had >1 event. Source: Hsia J, et al. Circulation 2007. 32
Ak Acknowledgments ld Colleagues in the Women s Health Initiative, Women s Health Study, Nurses Health Study and other research studies. Women volunteers in research studies. Rb RebeccaThurston, SD ScD Mirian Limacher, MD Puja Mehta, MD Karol Watson, MD 33
Conclusions There is the potential for greater progress in decreasing risk of cardiovascular disease in women. More attention must be given to: Prevention (incl. behavioral changes) Early detection Aggressive risk factor modification and treatment 34