title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. mandrikoula@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andrikoula
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hardiman
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prelevic
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers