Key result
Postmenopausal hot flashes were accompanied by a 13 ± 2 mm Hg reduction in blood pressure in a subset of women, without differences in heart rate or cutaneous vascular conductance between groups.
Population
12 healthy, normotensive, postmenopausal women with symptomatic hot flashes
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
90 minutes
Authors
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Hot flashes may accompany transient BP drops in some postmenopausal women; cross-sectional data leave open mechanisms and clinical relevance.
Observational (n=12)
In a subset of postmenopausal women, hot flashes are accompanied by significant reductions in blood pressure, though heart rate and cutaneous vascular conductance responses do not differ from those without blood pressure drops.
Low et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Symptomatic postmenopausal hot flashes (n=12). Observation during hot flashes vs. Nonresponders (no blood pressure change) was evaluated on Changes in arterial blood pressure and cutaneous vascular conductance. Postmenopausal hot flashes were accompanied by a 13 ± 2 mm Hg reduction in blood pressure in a subset of women, without differences in heart rate or cutaneous vascular conductance between groups.
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