Women and Heart Disease > Evaluation and Prevention
Menopause
| After menopause, CHD rates increase 2- to 3-fold over premenopausal rates.12 After age 50, the prevalence of obstructive coronary disease increases substantially among women.130 For women aged 35 to 44, the prevalence of obstructive disease is 14%, compared with 29% for women aged 45 to 54, 48% for women aged 55 to 64, and 65% for women aged 65 to 74.130
Postmenopausal estrogen loss may contribute to a higher risk for CHD.11 A change in lipids after menopause (ie, increased LDL and decreased HDL) also may contribute to this increased risk.13 |
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