Open AccessThe Relationship of Menopausal Status and Rapid Menopausal Transition with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in Women: A Report from the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study
Author(s) -
Bruce Johnson,
Kevin Dwyer,
Frank Z. Stanczyk,
Vera Bittner,
Sarah L. Berga,
Glenn D. Braunstein,
Ricardo Azziz,
Yang Yu,
Georgina E. Hale,
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0126
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , body mass index , intima media thickness , context (archaeology) , gynecology , endocrinology , carotid arteries , paleontology , biology
The onset of menopause has been associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk factors. However, little information is available about the rapidity of the menopausal transition and its relationship to the development of preclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD).