Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Menopause is a timely opportunity to screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and intervene with healthier lifestyles. We investigated the association between premature/early menopause and the likelihood of CVD and whether a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower likelihood of CVD in menopausal woman.

Methods: The Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study prospectively recruited participants aged ≥45 years (n=267 357) between 2005 and 2009 (New South Wales, Australia).

Impact of a Women's Heart Clinic on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Awareness in Women with Past Pregnancy Complications: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), hypertension during pregnancy (HDP) and/or having small-for-gestational-age (SGA) babies increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We investigated CVD risk awareness in women with past pregnancy complications and the impact of attending a Women's Heart Clinic (WHC) on this awareness.

Method: Women aged 30-55 years with past GDM, HDP and/or SGA babies were prospectively recruited into a 6-month WHC delivering education and management of CVD risk factors (Melbourne, Australia).

Cardiovascular Disease and the Mediterranean Diet: Insights into Sex-Specific Responses.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality and disease burden in women globally. A healthy diet is important for the prevention of CVD. Research has consistently favoured the Mediterranean diet as a cardio-protective diet.

Ultra-processed foods and incident cardiovascular disease and hypertension in middle-aged women.

Purpose: Ultra-processed food (UPF) intake has increased in recent decades, yet limited knowledge of long-term effects on cardiovascular health persists and sex-specific data is scant. We determined the association of UPF intake with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or hypertension in a population-based cohort of women.

Methods: In the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, women aged 50-55 years were prospectively followed (2001-2016).

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women with a Mediterranean diet: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Dietary modification is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. A Mediterranean diet has been associated with a lower risk of CVD but no systematic reviews have evaluated this relationship specifically in women.

Objective: To determine the association between higher versus lower adherence to a Mediterranean diet and incident CVD and total mortality in women.

Effects of air pollution on human health - Mechanistic evidence suggested by in vitro and in vivo modelling.

Airborne particulate matter (PM) comprises both solid and liquid particles, including carbon, sulphates, nitrate, and toxic heavy metals, which can induce oxidative stress and inflammation after inhalation. These changes occur both in the lung and systemically, due to the ability of the small-sized PM (i.e.

Particulate Matter, an Intrauterine Toxin Affecting Foetal Development and Beyond.

Air pollution is the 9th cause of the overall disease burden globally. The solid component in the polluted air, particulate matters (PMs) with a diameter of 2.5 μm or smaller (PM) possess a significant health risk to several organ systems.