Hot flushes and night sweats linked to 70% increase in cardiovascular disease

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/uoq-hfa070120.php


News Release 2-Jul-2020
University of Queensland


New research from The University of Queensland has found that women who have hot flushes and night sweats after menopause are 70 per cent more likely to have heart attacks, angina and strokes.

School of Public Health PhD student Dr Dongshan Zhu has found women of any age who experience hot flushes and night sweats, also known as vasomotor symptoms or VMS, are more likely to experience non-fatal cardiovascular events.

"Until now, it's been unclear if VMS is associated with cardiovascular disease, but now we know it to be true," Dr Zhu said.

"Further, VMS before menopause increases a woman's chance of cardiovascular events by 40 per cent."

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