As the doctor noted, men more often than women suffer from cardiovascular diseases due to the difference in hormonal levels.
“Men are more prone to stress, more prone to unhealthy lifestyles and various excesses,” he said in a conversation with RIA Novosti, emphasizing that in women of childbearing age it serves as a factor “preventing damage to the arterial wall.”
Risk factors for men are malnutrition, bad habits and stress, as well as genetic factors.
The opinion that a glass of red wine a day can positively affect heart function is not scientifically confirmed, Popov added.
According to him, studies have shown that wine does not have a special effect on changes in vessels.
He also urged people over 40 to visit a cardiologist once a year and undergo regular medical examinations.
In May, a cardiologist Yuri Konev in an interview with NSN commented on a study by scientists from the University of California, according to which two glasses of wine a day reduce the risk of premature death.