BHF Live & Ticking Special Edition - Menopause and the Heart

Our online series of Live & Ticking events keep you updated with the latest BHF science taking place across the UK.
In this special edition of Live & ticking for World Menopause Day, discover the BHF-funded research looking into how the mechanisms behind menopause could be linked to heart health, as well as advice and information about menopause.
Event speakers:
Fearghal McKinney - Head of BHF Northern Ireland hosts this edition and puts viewer questions to our panel of experts.
Clare Knox - Founder and CEO of See Her Thrive talks about the organisation which is dedicated to menstrual health, menopause awareness, gender equity, and women's wellbeing.
Carolyn Hodge - BHF supporter discusses having a heart attack at the age of 56 while going through the menopause, and why she’s keen to raise awareness of heart disease risks to women.
Yianna Theodorou - BHF Senior Research Engagement Officer helps to navigate through Carolyn’s story.
Dr Kirsty Roberts - BHF-funded researcher at Liverpool John Moores University talks about her research into understanding the mechanisms behind menopausal hot flushes, and how this is linked to heart and circulatory disease.
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