Women run an increased risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases after menopause because of the changes it causes in serum lipid levels. A new study that appeared in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology explains that menopause brings along an increased amount of bad cholesterol in the blood embracing total cholesterol, low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) and apolipoprotein B (Apo B). While factors like blood pressure, the levels of insulin, glucose, lipoprotein(a), and some others are believed to undergo no significant change.
Lead researcher Kim Sutton-Tyrrell goes on to specify that the time span of the most crucial changes falls within a year of the period preceding and following the final menstrual period. Furthermore, researchers found that menopause-caused serum lipid changes affect all women irrespective of their ethnicity.
So the menopausal year is fraught with possibilities to contract coronary heart disease that may be brought about by a different lipid profile.
A healthy lifestyle and an increased attention to health are advised to lessen the influence of bad cholesterol and the possibility of heart weakening during this year.
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