Hot Flashes and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease
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Hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease: findings from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Heart Study.
BACKGROUND Although evidence suggests adverse vascular changes among women with hot flashes, it is unknown whether hot flashes are associated with subclinical cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine relations between menopausal hot flashes and indices of subclinical cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that women with hot flashes would show reduced flow-mediated dilation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.776823