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More than 60 percent of women experience frequent and severe hot flashes, research indicates that hot flashes occur during late reproductive years and it can continue for more than ten years.
The researchers examined 272 women aged between 40 and 60 years, some of them have hot flashes daily while some do not. These women do not smoke and had no record of cardiovascular disease.
The women were monitored for physiologic sign of hot flashes in ambulatory care and diary monitoring.
Researchers tested their blood and endothelial function by an ultrasound measurement of the flow-mediated dilation of their brachial artery.
It was discovered that their is no link between hot flashes and vascular dysfunction in women between 54 and 60 years.
Younger women between the age of 40 and 53 years with regular hot flashes may have poorer endothelial function. Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton executive director of the North America Menopausal Society said hot flashes have been linked to cardiovascular, bone and brain health.