Is Rapid Transition Through Menopause Linked to Earlier Onset of Heart Disease?
Cedars-SinaiAn evaluation of 203 women as part of the multifaceted Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study (LAAS) found that those who transitioned more quickly through menopause were at increased risk for a higher rate of progression of "preclinical atherosclerosis" "“ narrowing of arteries caused by the thickening of their walls.