Premature menopause associated with HF, AF risk

Women with a history of premature menopause, defined as menopause before age 40 years, are more likely to develop HF or atrial fibrillation over 9 years of follow-up compared with women without premature menopause, data show.

In a Korean database analysis of more than 1.4 million women, researchers also found that premature menopause was significantly associated with CHD compared with all other categories of age at menopause. Read more in Healio.