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To prevent the possible factors that may increase cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women becomes a very important job because the lack of estrogen is lost cardioprotective factor.

1. Why increases cardiovascular risk?
The causes of increased cardiovascular risk in women after menopause are many and are related to the loss of the cardioprotective role of estrogens:

Cholesterol, first enemy
Cholesterol is a substance necessary for the proper functioning of our body. However, it must remain within normal limits, since when is high is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Total cholesterol comprises mainly the LDL-cholesterol (acronym in English of the low density lipoprotein) and HDL-cholesterol (high density lipoprotein).

LDL-cholesterol is considered the “bad” cholesterol because it is he that is deposited inside the arteries, forming a cluster located (atherosclerotic plaques) which gradually begin to narrow the caliber or lumen.

However, HDL-cholesterol is considered the “good” cholesterol, the “garbage” because it is responsible for “cleaning” the walls of the arteries carrying the fat to the liver.

After menopause there is an increase in triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and an undesirable decrease of HDL-cholesterol, thus leading to menopause have worse cholesterol therefore be harmful to the arteries.

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