Menopausal hot flush: Is it only a nuisance or also a marker of cardiovascular disease risk?

Abstract

Hot flush is one of the most commonly reported symptoms during menopause; however, it is not experienced by all menopausal women, for reasons that remain unclear. In this review, we present current evidence that link hot flushes with cardiovascular disease, suggesting that the persistence of hot flushes many years after the menopause may represent a marker of an underlying disorder that increases the risk for cardiovascular disease.

Keywords:

• Hot flush
• menopause
• cardiovascular disease