Menopausal age, postmenopausal hormone therapy and incident atrial fibrillation

Heart5.70
Pages: heartjnl - 311002
Published: Oct 7, 2017
Abstract

Objective

Limited data exist on the association between menopause and atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to examine the relationship between menopausal age, postmenopausal hormone therapy (PHT) use and incident AF.

Methods

The Women’s Health Study (WHS) enrolled 39 876 female health professionals between 1992 and 1995. We prospectively examined 30 034 women in WHS using Cox proportional-hazard models. Participants were free of...
Paper Details
Title
Menopausal age, postmenopausal hormone therapy and incident atrial fibrillation
Published Date
Oct 7, 2017
Journal
Pages
heartjnl - 311002
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