May Signal Heart Risks Early Onset Hot Flashes

Hot flashes can be more than an annoying nuisance for some women during menopause - which may

 be a sign of an increased risk of heart disease, new research suggests.

Researchers tracked the health of 272 non-smoking women, 40 to 60. Ages among women aged 40 to 53 years, frequent hot flashes are linked to the poorest function in blood vessels, the study found.

Rebecca Thurston of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

The link to the study of women in the study - that was not the relationship between women 54 and 60 years of age, said study authors.

An obstetrician / gynecologist said that the findings potentially "innovative."

She is co-director of Outpatient Health Care of Northwell Women's Health Programs in New Hyde Park, N.Y.

"The reason for the study is so important is that heart disease in women, in particular, can be very difficult to diagnose until its later stages. Too often, the diagnosis is made too late, if it is to the detriment of a woman's life, "Rabin said.

"Overall, this is a very interesting and important study," he said. "Future research in this area is justified and highly anticipated. "

According to the Thurston team, heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women, and new findings can help health care providers assess postmenopausal women's risk of heart disease.

The researchers noted that 70 percent of women report having hot flashes during menopause, and about a third say hot flushes are common and / or severe.

Dr. Rachel Bond helps direct women's cardiovascular health at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York. Examining new findings, said that although it seemed hot flush-related cardiac risk in younger postmenopausal women, "we do not yet know the causal effect or mechanism" linking the two.

Perhaps in the future "by acquiring a better understanding of hot flashes role in vascular health, could help identify women who might be at risk much sooner," Bond said.

"In my practice in the women's heart health program, the first hot flushes may be a warning sign for me as a doctor to be more aggressive, either detecting or preventing other risk factors and Cardiovascular disease, "he said.

The results were published online on April 12 in the journal Menopause.

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