Menopause and Cardiovascular Risk

Menopause and cardiovascular risk.

Menopause is not a disease, but a physiologic phase of a woman's life, due to the changes of their hormonal status. Fastidious symptoms may be associated with changes in the metabolism together with new cardiovascular risk factors, particularly aggressive for the female cardiovascular system, unprepared because of the protection due to the fertile period. Changes of the lipid profile, obesity, ...

Menopause and Cardiovascular Risk

n the developed world, mean life expectancy for women ince 1900 has increased from 50.0 to 81.7 years (1). Given n average age at menopause of 51.4 years, women in eveloped countries thus live over one-third of their lives n the postmenopausal state (2). Although life expectancy at irth varies by country owing to varying rates of infant and hild mortality, life expectancy for women at age 50 ye...

Cardiovascular Risk During the Menopause

Although initial experimental data and results of observational studies suggest that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with a reduction in the risk of heart disease, the results for events such as stroke or thromboembolism are less clear. Randomized secondary and primary prevention studies have found that HRT is not protective against the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke or ...

Menopause and cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease is very common in women. It is still under diagnosed and under treated. Many women are not having their risk factors for cardiovascular disease properly addressed. Many healthcare professionals are uncertain about the role of hormones in cardiovascular disease. This article gives an overview of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease and how to manage t...

Menopause, age, and cardiovascular risk: a complex relationship.