Menopause Management In Women with Cardiovascular Disease
Guest: Chrisandra Shufelt, M.D.
Host: Marysia Tweet, M.D., M.S.
Listeners of this episode of “Interviews with the Experts” will gain a practical, evidence-based framework for managing menopausal symptoms in women with cardiovascular disease or elevated CVD risk. Through discussion of patient selection, menopause-specific cardiovascular risk factors, and the evolving data on hormone therapy. Listeners will leave better equipped to individualize care and counsel patients with confidence.
Topics Discussed:
• Treatment for menopause symptoms in women with risk factors for CVD
• Appropriate candidates for hormone therapy
• Which cardiovascular risk factors are attributable to ovarian aging (menopause) versus chronological aging?
• What does the current evidence show regarding claims that menopausal hormone therapy prevents cardiovascular disease?
• How might the FDA’s removal of the black box warning from menopausal hormone therapy labeling affect clinician prescribing practices and patient decision-making?