- A nationwide cohort study* in >800,000 Swedish women, evaluated the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) following a hysterectomy for benign indications1
- In women under 50 also undergoing oophorectomy, the risk increases to 40%1
*Observational period: 1973-2003; hysterectomy n=184, 441 and non-hysterectomised controls n=640, 043. Main outcome was first hospitalisation or death from CVD (coronary heart disease, stroke or heart failure). The risk estimates were adjusted for socioeconomic status
1. Ingelsson E et al. Eur Heart J 2011; 32(6):745-750..
