Lipid Changes Around the Final Menstrual Period Predict Carotid Subclinical Disease in Postmenopausal Women | Zendy

Karen A. Matthews | Zendy; Samar R. El Khoudary | Zendy; Maria M. Brooks | Zendy; Carol A. Derby | Zendy; Sioḃán D. Harlow | Zendy; Emma BarinasMitchell | Zendy; Rebecca C. Thurston | Zendy

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Lipid Changes Around the Final Menstrual Period Predict Carotid Subclinical Disease in Postmenopausal Women

Author(s) -

Karen A. Matthews,

Samar R. El Khoudary,

Maria M. Brooks,

Carol A. Derby,

Sioḃán D. Harlow,

Emma BarinasMitchell,

Rebecca C. Thurston

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014743

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , menopause , confidence interval , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , cholesterol , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , apolipoprotein b , cardiology , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering

Atherogenic changes in lipids occur among women around the time of the natural menopause, that is, within 1 year of the final menstrual period (FMP). We investigated whether lipid changes around the FMP are related to carotid intima-media thickness, interadventitial diameter, and plaque in postmenopausal women.

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