Early Menopause May Be Linked To Higher Heart Failure Risk, Study Suggests.

reports that the investigators, who analyzed data on approximately 28,000 postmenopausal women, found that “earlier menopause was associated with increased risk of heart failure, and this link was stronger in women who had natural rather than surgical menopause.” The study also indicated that “women who never gave birth seemed at increased risk for a type of heart failure in which the left side of the heart fails to relax as it should.” The Guardian (UK) (5/15, Davis) also covers the story. https://consumer.healthday.com/women-s-health-information-34/menopause-and-postmenopause-news-472/timing-of-menopause-may-affect-heart-failure-risk-722656.html