Is rapid transition through menopause linked to earlier onset of heart disease?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
An evaluation of 203 women as part of the multifaceted Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study (LAAS) found that those who transitioned more quickly through menopause were at increased risk for a higher rate of progression of "preclinical atherosclerosis" - narrowing of arteries caused by the thickening of their walls.