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Barclay C. Do significant menopausal symptoms raise the risk of CHD? Practitioner 2015; 259 (1788):10

Do significant menopausal symptoms raise the risk of CHD?

22 Dec 2015Registered users

A large longitudinal study from Australia has found that women who often experience vasomotor menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats appear to be at greater risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH), born between 1946 and 1951, were followed up at three-year intervals for 14 years. They were sent a series of six questionnaires between 1996 and 2010. In each survey they were asked whether they had had heart disease diagnosed.

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