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Study shows HPV may link to heart disease

11/11/11

A study published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggested there may be a link between human papillomavirus and heart disease.

HPV has already been tied to cervical and throat cancer, and is a virus that has affected almost half of sexually active Americans, according to Shape magazine.

Researchers who conducted the study found that women who are diagnosed with HPV are two to three times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or stroke than women who are not affected with the virus.

Although the study suggested there is a link between heart disease and HPV, researchers are cautioning that the research is only in the preliminary stages and HPV has not been found to cause heart disease.

Researchers believe that the latest finding will allow doctors to monitor heart activities in HPV patients in order to further study the correlation between the two.

According to the Illinois Department of Health, 80 percent of American women will have acquired genital HPV infection by the age of 50, which can now be prevented through a vaccine. Despite medical advances like the HPV vaccine, not all health contingencies can be avoided or anticipated, making it important to explore life insurance options.

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