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Many women have never discussed heart health with a clinician, and most report multiple symptoms (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-29

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    Development and preliminary evaluation of the ‘Menopause and Heart Health Questionnaire’ (MHHQ): a multidomain self-report instrument designed for the CARAMEL study

    BMC Women's Health · 2026

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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedAn international study found that only half of women know heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and many have never talked about their heart with a doctor or a nurse.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe findings came from a survey of 7,470 women aged 40 to 60 in Ireland, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Lithuania and Colombia, analyzed as part of the Horizon Europe CARAMEL project and by researchers in Trinity's School of Nursing & Midwifery.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedMore than half of participating women were unaware of their risk of heart disease or that menopause can increase that risk, and many were university-educated, suggesting the gap may be larger in the wider population.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedNearly half of women had not talked about their heart with a professional in the past year, including some with diagnosed high blood pressure, and the most common reason was that they expected the professional to raise it.View evidenceHide evidence

As statednearly half; three in 10

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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedMenopause symptoms were common: fatigue, sleep problems, mood swings, brain fog and anxiety were frequently reported, while hot flashes were less common than fatigue, sleep problems or mood swings.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedseven in 10; two in three; about half

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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedThe study also found that many women did not recognize subtler heart-attack symptoms in women, such as unusual fatigue, nausea, indigestion or anxiety, although almost all knew chest pain can signal a heart attack.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe article says the study was published in BMC Women's Health and cites a related paper on the Menopause and Heart Health Questionnaire (MHHQ) with DOI 10.1186/s12905-026-04945-7.View evidenceHide evidence

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Development and preliminary evaluation of the ‘Menopause and Heart Health Questionnaire’ (MHHQ): a multidomain self-report instrument designed for the CARAMEL study

BMC Women's Health · 2026 · Crossref

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