CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK IN PRE- AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Authors

  • Bindu Garg Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India
  • Garikapati Kranthi Kumar SRMS IMS, Bareilly, UP, India.
  • Harsha Vardhan Gangasheel Advanced Medical Research Institute, Bareilly, India.
  • Nirmal Yadav Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v13i2.42

Keywords:

Menopause, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Echocardiography, Lipid Profile

Abstract

Background: Coronary heart disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. The present study aimed to compare cardiovascular risk factors: blood pressure, alterations in lipid profile and structural changes in heart in pre- and postmenopausal women. Method: It was a hospital based study including 41 women selected on basis of menstrual history. After taking detailed history, clinical examination was performed and fasting blood sample was collected for lipid profile and blood sugar estimation. Atherogenic indices like Castelli’s Risk Index-I and II, Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Atherogenic Coefficient were calculated from lipid profile values. Cardiac evaluation was done by echocardiography. Results: A statistically significant increase in blood pressure in postmenopausal women was observed. A statistically significant increase was also noted in total cholesterol (p<0.01), low density lipoprotein (p<0.02) and Castelli Risk Index-II (p<0.04) in postmenopausal women. An increase in Interventricular Septal Thickness in diastole (p<0.003), Left Ventricular Posterior Wall Thickness in diastole (p<0.0003), Aortic Diameter (p<0.01), Left Atrial Diameter (p<0.008), Relative Wall Thickness (p<0.005), Left Ventricular Mass (p<0.004) and Left Ventricular Mass indexed to body Surface Area (p<0.002) and Height2.7 (p<0.001) was also found to be statistically significant in post menopausal women. Conclusion: Menopause leads to dyslipidemia with atherogenic lipid profile with structural changes in left ventricle structure and mass.

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Author Biographies

Bindu Garg, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India

Department of Physiology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India.

Garikapati Kranthi Kumar, SRMS IMS, Bareilly, UP, India.

Associate Professor of Physiology, SRMS IMS, Bareilly, UP, India.

Harsha Vardhan, Gangasheel Advanced Medical Research Institute, Bareilly, India.

Department of Surgery, Gangasheel Advanced Medical Research Institute, Bareilly, India.

Nirmal Yadav, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India.

Department of Medicine, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India.

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Pak J Physiol 2017;13(2)

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30-06-2017

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Garg B, Kumar GK, Vardhan H, Yadav N. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK IN PRE- AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];13(2):11-4. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/42

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