Frequent Hot Flashes Linked to Heart Disease Risk
Oct-08-2015

Menopausal women who have lots of hot flashes could face a higher risk for early-stage heart disease, a new study suggests.

The research is the first to compare the frequency of hot flashes with the thickness of the inner layers of the carotid arteries (which carry blood to your brain). The thickness of those layers is a sign of early heart disease.

In the new study, women in their mid-50s who had up to 12 hot flashes per day had thicker carotid artery layers than women with four or less flashes per day. The link seemed to hold up when researchers took into account things like age, race, weight, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure.

Those with less-frequent hot flashes were not considered at risk, says lead researcher Rebecca Thurston, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh. "The women we need to pay close attention are the 'super flashers,'" those who say they have the symptom a lot. They need to be regularly screened for heart disease risk factors, she says.

The researchers presented their study's results at the North American Menopause Society 2015 Annual Meeting.

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