A research team from the University of Pittsburgh in the US used a subset of data from the SWAN (Study of Women's Health Across the Nation) Heart an ancillary study that enrolled women from Pittsburgh and Chicago between 2001 and 2003 and included two examinations of early markers of cardiovascular health over time. Ultimately 339 women were included in this study 36 per cent black and the rest white said the study published in the journal Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Midlife is not just a period where women have hot flashes and experience other menopausal symptoms it's a time