Microvascular endothelial function is blunted in postmenopausal females with frequent hot flushes
William Stokes, Chowdhury Tasnova Tahsin, Miguel F. Anselmo, Stephany Nathe, Emma J. Lee, Soliana Teshome, Marnie L. Vanden Noven, Anne Blaes, Benjamin W. Langworthy, Manda L. Keller‐Ross · 2026
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William Stokes and nine co-authors compared small blood vessel function in women with and without frequent hot flushes after menopause, in this 2026 study. Hot flushes are already linked to higher blood pressure and weaker function in large vessels, an early step toward artery disease. Whether the smallest vessels are also affected was unknown.
The team studied thirty-four healthy women aged forty-five to seventy, sixteen with at least three flushes a day and eighteen with none. A finger device measured how vessels respond after blood flow is briefly blocked. The flush group scored clearly lower on that response, while blood pressure and heart rate matched the other group. The authors say the weaker small-vessel response may help explain later heart disease risk.
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| CREATOR | William Stokes, Chowdhury Tasnova Tahsin, Miguel F. Anselmo, Stephany Nathe, Emma J. Lee, Soliana Teshome, Marnie L. Vanden Noven, Anne Blaes, Benjamin W. Langworthy, Manda L. Keller‐Ross |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |