Heart disease risk grows as women move through menopause

(University of Pittsburgh) A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a new analysis from the largest and longest running study of women's health in midlife. Black women experience this accelerated decline earlier in menopause than their white counterparts. The findings add to growing evidence that menopause is a critical time for changes in cardiovascular health and underscore the importance of women and their doctors focusing on hea...