Perimenopause, Menopause & Heart Health

Dr. Emily Lau discusses how menopausal changes can affect our heart health, including how early assessment can help prepare us for the changes in our bodies that will happen during menopause.

As we age, menopause affects our risk for heart disease in various ways. This article from the American Heart Association explains how.

This article discusses concrete ways we can make a plan to protect our heart health, including how to calculate our risk and recognize the often different signs of heart disease in women during menopause.

This article describes how menopausal changes can increase heart disease risk and how we can minimize those risks.

Starting menopause before age 40 increases the risk of future coronary heart disease

This video discusses the symptoms of heart palpitations, or irregular heartbeats, that may occur around menopause.

A video overview of a new study that showed that women who experienced hot flashes and night sweats during menopause were also more likely to have high blood pressure during pregnancy. Both are indicators of a higher risk of heart disease.

This episode of the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Podcast discusses the links between menopause and heart health, including lifestyles changes to consider.

Men and women seem to experience arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, differently, in part due to different hormone levels.