Female-specific risk factors of parity and menopause age and risk of carotid plaque: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

CONCLUSION: In a multiethnic cohort, grand multiparity was independently associated with carotid plaque presence and progression. Early menopause, a known risk factor for CVD, was not captured by carotid plaque in this study. These findings may have implications for refining CVD risk assessment in women.PMID:37736349 | PMC:PMC10509453

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Carla P Rodriguez Oluseye Ogunmoroti Anum S Minhas Dhananjay Vaidya Brigitte Kazzi Olatokunbo Osibogun Seamus Whelton Lara C Kovell Colleen M Harrington Michael C Honigberg Ritu Thamman James H Stein Michael D Shapiro Erin D Michos Source Type: research