Open AccessEffect of menopause on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics: A pulse wave analysis-based cross-sectional study from Gujarat, India
Author(s) -
Jayesh Dalpatbhai Solanki,
Devanshi Nishantbhai Bhatt,
Ravi Kanubhai Patel,
Hemant B Mehta,
Chinmay Shah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/jmh.jmh_106_19
Subject(s) - menopause , medicine , pulse pressure , blood pressure , arterial stiffness , cardiology , hemodynamics , pulse wave velocity , body mass index , heart rate
Menopause, a cardiovascular risk in mid-life women, is studied in terms of blood pressure mostly. Arterial stiffness (AS) and central hemodynamics (CH) are direct surrogates measured by pulse wave analysis (PWA) with no study from our region.