{"id":7761,"date":"2026-10-02T07:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/?p=7761"},"modified":"2026-10-02T07:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:24:43","slug":"la-menopausia-y-la-salud-cardiaca-lo-que-las-mujeres-deben-tener-en-cuenta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/menopause-and-heart-health-what-women-need-to-watch-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Menopausia y salud card\u00edaca: Lo que las mujeres deben tener en cuenta\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La disminuci\u00f3n de la estr\u00f3gena afecta m\u00e1s que solo la salud reproductiva. Cuando la mayor\u00eda de las mujeres piensan en los s\u00edntomas de la menopausia, su mente se dirige a los sofocos, las noches sin dormir y los cambios de humor.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCon el inicio de la menopausia se produce un cambio metab\u00f3lico\u201d, explica la Dra. Jennifer Bettenhausen, m\u00e9dica de medicina familiar en Colorado Mountain Medical. A medida que los niveles de estr\u00f3geno disminuyen durante la perimenopausia y la menopausia, los cambios en el metabolismo, la composici\u00f3n corporal, el colesterol y la glucosa en sangre pueden aumentar el riesgo cardiovascular.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si bien la menopausia es una etapa natural de la vida, tambi\u00e9n marca un punto de inflexi\u00f3n importante para la salud cardiovascular a largo plazo. Las enfermedades card\u00edacas siguen siendo la principal causa de muerte entre las mujeres, por lo que la perimenopausia y la menopausia son ventanas importantes para identificar y abordar los factores de riesgo de enfermedades card\u00edacas de manera temprana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La menopausia puede cambiar tu perfil de riesgo, pero no significa que la enfermedad card\u00edaca sea inevitable. Los cambios en el estilo de vida, la atenci\u00f3n preventiva y la orientaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica adecuada pueden ayudarte a proteger tu coraz\u00f3n durante a\u00f1os.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Menopausia y enfermedad card\u00edaca<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A medida que disminuye la producci\u00f3n de estr\u00f3geno, el cuerpo comienza a manejar los procesos metab\u00f3licos de manera diferente. Estos cambios pueden ser sorprendentes, ya que pueden ocurrir incluso cuando su dieta y los h\u00e1bitos de ejercicio no han cambiado. Es posible que note que su peso cambia (especialmente alrededor del abdomen), que su metabolismo se ralentiza o que su colesterol aumenta de forma s\u00fabita.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La preocupaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s grande es que varias de estas alteraciones tambi\u00e9n son factores de riesgo m\u00e1s elevados para las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Esto hace que la perimenopausia sea m\u00e1s que una transici\u00f3n hacia la menopausia. Es una ventana de oportunidad para actuar de manera proactiva en cuanto a la hormona estr\u00f3geno y la salud card\u00edaca.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4 formas de proteger el coraz\u00f3n durante la menopausia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El objetivo no es cambiar tu vida de la noche a la ma\u00f1ana. En cambio, debes centrarte en los h\u00e1bitos que tengan el mayor impacto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alimenta bien tu coraz\u00f3n.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La comida que funciona en tu adolescencia y tu juventud podr\u00eda no funcionar tanto en tu vejez.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConsuma una dieta basada en alimentos enteros y vegetales y limite los carbohidratos refinados\u201d, sugiere Bettenhausen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A medida que cambia el metabolismo, los cuerpos de las mujeres tienen m\u00e1s dificultades para procesar los carbohidratos refinados. En cambio, prioriza la prote\u00edna y la fibra, que pueden ayudar a mantener niveles saludables de az\u00facar en la sangre y colesterol, al tiempo que te mantienen satisfechos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considere frutas, verduras, granos enteros, frutos secos, semillas y fuentes de prote\u00ednas magras.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Haga de la fuerza una prioridad.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En las comunidades monta\u00f1osas, la caminata, el ciclismo, el esqu\u00ed y el running son parte de la vida cotidiana. El ejercicio cardiovascular es excelente para la condici\u00f3n cardiovascular, pero durante la menopausia, el entrenamiento de fuerza merece la misma atenci\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La disminuci\u00f3n de la producci\u00f3n de estr\u00f3geno est\u00e1 asociada a una p\u00e9rdida de masa muscular magra. Los entrenamientos de resistencia al menos tres veces por semana pueden ayudar a mantener y desarrollar la masa muscular, apoyar la salud \u00f3sea y mantener el metabolismo funcionando de manera eficiente.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prioriza el sue\u00f1o.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El sue\u00f1o es una de las herramientas m\u00e1s pasadas por alto para proteger la salud del coraz\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante el sue\u00f1o profundo, la presi\u00f3n arterial disminuye naturalmente, lo que permite que el sistema cardiovascular recupere su normalidad. Un sue\u00f1o consistente y de calidad tambi\u00e9n ayuda a regular la producci\u00f3n de cortisol, la hormona principal del estr\u00e9s en el cuerpo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>La terapia hormonal puede ayudar.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El tratamiento hormonal en la menopausia (MHT), tambi\u00e9n conocido como terapia de reemplazo hormonal (HRT), ha evolucionado significativamente en las \u00faltimas dos d\u00e9cadas. Hoy en d\u00eda, el tratamiento incluye estradiol, una forma natural de estr\u00f3geno que es qu\u00edmicamente id\u00e9ntica al estr\u00f3geno producido naturalmente en el cuerpo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La terapia hormonal puede ser muy eficaz para tratar los s\u00edntomas de la menopausia y, de hecho, reducir el riesgo de enfermedades card\u00edacas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSi se inicia el tratamiento con estradiol a principios de la menopausia, se puede reducir el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular hasta un 30-50 por ciento\u201d, explica Bettenhausen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La estradiol ayuda a mantener los niveles de colesterol, el metabolismo y la funci\u00f3n de los vasos sangu\u00edneos, por lo que una intervenci\u00f3n temprana es una cuesti\u00f3n importante. \u201cTanto los hombres como las mujeres son susceptibles a las enfermedades card\u00edacas, pero la estradiol ayuda a proteger el coraz\u00f3n, por lo que las mujeres presentan los primeros s\u00edntomas\u201d, dice Bettenhausen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para algunas mujeres, el estradiol transd\u00e9rmico, administrado mediante un parche t\u00f3pico, un gel o un spray, puede ser preferible al estradiol oral, especialmente cuando el riesgo cardiovascular o de formaci\u00f3n de co\u00e1gulos sangu\u00edneos es mayor. Consulte con su m\u00e9dico sobre cu\u00e1l de estas opciones es la m\u00e1s adecuada para usted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Enfermedades cardiovasculares en mujeres<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En lo que respecta a los s\u00edntomas del infarto en mujeres, normalmente no se trata de la cl\u00e1sica imagen de agarrar el pecho y desmayarse. En cambio, suele ser mucho m\u00e1s sutil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si bien el dolor y la presi\u00f3n en el pecho son s\u00edntomas comunes del ataque card\u00edaco tanto en mujeres como en hombres, es m\u00e1s probable que las mujeres presenten s\u00edntomas que pueden confundirse f\u00e1cilmente con otros.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLas mujeres pueden presentar s\u00edntomas m\u00e1s vagos, como intolerancia al ejercicio, dificultad para respirar, dolor en la mand\u00edbula o en el hombro, o simplemente un malestar m\u00e1s vagamente definido en el pecho\u201d, dice Bettenhausen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por eso es tan importante conocer tus factores de riesgo personales. Si algo parece inusual, no lo ignores. Es posible que tu coraz\u00f3n est\u00e9 tratando de llamar tu atenci\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La salud del coraz\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de la menopausia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La menopausia afecta m\u00e1s que tu ciclo mensual; tambi\u00e9n cambia la composici\u00f3n corporal y el perfil de riesgo cardiovascular. Estos cambios son parte natural del envejecimiento, pero no tienen que dictar tu salud card\u00edaca despu\u00e9s de la menopausia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si est\u00e1s pregunt\u00e1ndote d\u00f3nde empezar, Bettenhausen lo pone muy sencillo: \u201cEn t\u00e9rminos de estilo de vida, comer una dieta basada en alimentos de origen vegetal. Pero hacer ejercicio es un segundo punto muy cercano.\u201d Luego habla con tu m\u00e9dico acerca de estrategias adicionales, incluyendo si la terapia de reemplazo hormonal o invertir en un programa m\u00e1s largo e intensivo, como el Healthspan de Vail Health, tiene sentido para ti.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La menopausia puede ser un nuevo cap\u00edtulo, pero tambi\u00e9n es una oportunidad para analizar m\u00e1s de cerca nuestra salud y dedicar un poco m\u00e1s de atenci\u00f3n a nuestro coraz\u00f3n durante los a\u00f1os que nos quedan por delante.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declining estrogen affects more than just reproductive health. When most women think about menopause symptoms, their mind goes to hot flashes, sleepless nights and mood swings.&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWith the onset of menopause, there\u2019s a metabolic shift,\u201d explains Dr. Jennifer Bettenhausen, family medicine physician at Colorado Mountain Medical. 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