Open AccessRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MENOPAUSE AND RISK FACTORS FOR ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE
Author(s) -
Lindquist Olof,
Bengtsson Calle,
Lapidus Leif
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348509157146
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , ischaemic heart disease , disease , risk factor , heart disease , incidence (geometry) , blood pressure , surgical menopause , cardiology , premature menopause , gynecology , physics , optics
. There are still contradictory opinions as to whether there is an association between menopausal age and ischaemic heart disease or not. There is, however, no doubt about the existence of a number of relationships between menstrual status and different risk factors for ischaemic heart disease. Thus, smoking will give rise to an earlier menopause, while the menopause will give rise to increased serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels but seems to influence arterial blood pressure and body weight in the opposite way. The relationships between the menopause and risk factors for ischaemic heart disease are complex, which may be one reason for the contradictory results when relating menopausal age to the incidence of ischaemic heart disease.