Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without fibroids , according to new independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

Fibroids are predominately benign growths that develop from the muscle tissue of the uterus. The U.S. Office of Women’s Health notes that as many as 20%-and possibly up to 80%-of women will develop fibroids by the time they reach age 50.

“Nearly 26 million pre-menopausal women in the U.S. are impacted by uterine fibroids and many do not experience any symptoms. Yet despite the high prevalence, fibroids are understudied and poorly understood,” said study author Julia D. DiTosto, M.S.,

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