PEIXOTO, Sheilla Henrique Pinto.; PONTES, Alana Abrantes Nogueira de.
Resumo:
The menopause, the last menstrual period, represents a milestone in the
determination of changes in women's lives, including their role in society. It makes uncomfortable
symptoms and increase in the incidence of diseases, including the coronary disease. This study
aimed to evaluate the incidence of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women with type 2
diabetes mellitus. We evaluated 25 women aged between 47 and 94 years old, and whose
menopause had occurred between 30 and 60 years old. Among these, 22 had coronary disease
after menopause (ρ ≤ 0.02) and 17 developed diabetes in postmenopausal women (ρ ≤ 0.23).
Therefore, the study confirms what the epidemiological studies demonstrate, that is, with age and
menopause, women show a progressive increase in the incidence of ischemic heart disease (IHD).