Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.243

Menopause and climacteric as a risk factor for renal and cardiovascular disease

Dubravka Mihaljević orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-4154 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universiy of Osijek – Faculty of Medicine in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

The risk of cardiovascular disease increases significantly in menopause, which is associated with faster development of vascular disease and osteoporosis. Elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia, pre-diabetes and diabetes, and chronic kidney disease contribute to cardiovascular disease
development. Impaired kidney function increases total mortality and cardiovascular mortality independently of the traditional risk factors.

Keywords

women; menopausis; cardiovascular disease

Hrčak ID:

203987

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/203987

Publication date:

23.7.2018.

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