Heart Health May Help Predict Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women, Tulane Study Finds
Tulane researchers report that postmenopausal women with poorer heart health metrics face elevated risk of major fractures, linking cardiovascular and bone health.
Postmenopausal women already face a high risk of bone fractures because declining estrogen levels can lead to osteoporosis, with one in three women over 50 expected to experience a fracture in their lifetime. A new study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas by researchers at Tulane University has found that women with higher cardiovascular disease risk are more likely to suffer hip and other major bone fractures. This appears to be an observational study; specific details on sample size, exact methodology, and conflicts of interest were not provided in the report. Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-heart-health-metric-fracture-postmenopausal.html
VITALIS: For regular women after menopause, this means keeping your heart healthy might also help protect your bones from breaking, showing how connected different parts of the body really are.
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