Age at Menopause in Relationship to Lipid Changes and Subclinical Carotid Disease Across 20 Years: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Age at Menopause in Relationship to Lipid Changes and Subclinical Carotid Disease Across 20 Years: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Background Younger age at final menstrual period (FMP) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease events. This paper evaluated whether older age at FMP is associated with more favorable patterns of lipid changes during the menopause transition and whether these changes are associat...

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Main Authors: Karen A. Matthews, Xirun Chen, Emma Barinas‐Mitchell, Maria M. Brooks, Carol A. Derby, Sioban Harlow, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Rebecca C. Thurston, Samar R. El Khoudary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
aging
carotid disease
lipids
menopause
longitudinal cohort study
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021362

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