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Written By: Aanchal Mishra | Updated : September 2, 2024 7:20 PM IST
Women's Heart Health At Risk During Menopausal Transition Phase (Photo: Freepik)
A study by the European Society of Cardiology revealed the possible link between heart health and menopause on Tuesday. The study shows that menopausal transition leads to unfortunate changes to blood fat profiles and results in high cholesterol in women. This uncovers the greater risk of cardiovascular disease in women.
The research presented by the European Society of Cardiology in London on Tuesday made stark revelation on the possible link between menopausal transition and high cholesterol in women. The study says that women in their menopausal transition may have adverse effects on their blood fat profiles, potentially harming heart health in women.
Menopausal women experience an increase in bad cholesterol and decrease in good cholesterol.
"There is an increase in 'bad' low-density type lipoprotein (LDL) particles and a decrease in 'good' high-density lipoprotein particles (HDL) that takes place during and after the menopause transition," stated study author Dr Stephanie Moreno.
Bad or LDL cholesterol raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart blockage and stroke.
Given this, menopausal women are at high risk of cardiovascular health problems like coronary artery disease.
The study was conducted on a total of 1246 participants of which 440 women were pre-menopausal, 298 were peri-menopausal, and 508 were post-menopausal for a whole 7 years. During this entire time, all three female groups reportedly experienced an increase in LDL particles.
"We found that menopause is associated with adverse changes in lipoprotein profiles, with the most pronounced changes found to be in increases in 'bad' LDL-particles and subfractions observed for peri-menopausal women," said Dr Moreno. "When looked at together, these changes could help explain the increase of cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women and help determine if earlier interventions are warranted."
The study concluded that early interventions with post menopause health problems can help reduce risk of heart disease in females. "When looked at together, these changes could help explain the increase of cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women and help determine if earlier interventions are warranted." said Dr Moreno.
