Menopause and autonomic control of heart
Menopause is associated with decreased heart rate variability, which is due to reduced parasympathetic or increased sympathetic outflow to the heart. Acute myocardial infarction may be accompanied by decreased heart rate variability. The causes of autonomic dysfunction in postmenopausal women may be...
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| description | Menopause is associated with decreased heart rate variability, which is due to reduced parasympathetic or increased sympathetic outflow to the heart. Acute myocardial infarction may be accompanied by decreased heart rate variability. The causes of autonomic dysfunction in postmenopausal women may be multi-factorial i.e., dyslipidemia, increased body fat percentage, aging and loss of female sex hormones. The cardiac vagotonic and sympatholytic effects of estrogen can explain, at least in part, why premenopausal women compared with postmenopausal women have a lower coronary heart disease incidence and mortality rate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ebd9deec47546f196dc59abf94086d92022-12-21T17:31:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University0975-28702012-01-01514910.4103/0975-2870.97497Menopause and autonomic control of heartArunima ChaudhuriNirmala G BoradeMenopause is associated with decreased heart rate variability, which is due to reduced parasympathetic or increased sympathetic outflow to the heart. Acute myocardial infarction may be accompanied by decreased heart rate variability. The causes of autonomic dysfunction in postmenopausal women may be multi-factorial i.e., dyslipidemia, increased body fat percentage, aging and loss of female sex hormones. The cardiac vagotonic and sympatholytic effects of estrogen can explain, at least in part, why premenopausal women compared with postmenopausal women have a lower coronary heart disease incidence and mortality rate.http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=4;epage=9;aulast=ChaudhuriAutonomic nervous system activitybody fatlipid metabolismpostmenopausal women |
| spellingShingle | Arunima Chaudhuri Nirmala G Borade Menopause and autonomic control of heart Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University Autonomic nervous system activity body fat lipid metabolism postmenopausal women |
| title | Menopause and autonomic control of heart |
| title_full | Menopause and autonomic control of heart |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Menopause and autonomic control of heart |
| title_short | Menopause and autonomic control of heart |
| title_sort | menopause and autonomic control of heart |
| topic | Autonomic nervous system activity body fat lipid metabolism postmenopausal women |
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