Women with endometriosis have an approximately 20% greater risk of significant cardiac outcomes, including acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, compared with women without endometriosis, according to new data presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024.

The study utilized nationwide registries in Denmark to identify all women with a diagnosis of endometriosis between 1977 and 2021, ultimately including 60,508 women with endometriosis and 242,032 matched controls.

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