Cardiac Adaptations to High‐Intensity Aerobic Training in Premenopausal and Recent Postmenopausal Women: The Copenhagen Women Study

Background We examined the role of menopause on cardiac dimensions and function and assessed the efficacy of exercise training before and after menopause. Methods and Results Two groups of healthy premenopausal (n=36, 49.4±0.3 years) and postmenopausal (n=37, 53.5±0.5 years) women with no history of cardiovascular disease and with a mean age difference between groups of only 4 years were studied. Cardiac dimensions and systolic and diastolic...