Open AccessEffect of Age at Menopause on Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Yasuhiko Izumi,
Ken Matsumoto,
Y Ozawa,
Yuji Kasamaki,
A SHINNDO,
M Ohta,
Medet Jumabay,
Takeo Nakayama,
Eriko Yokoyama,
H Shimabukuro
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.04.019
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , blood pressure , postmenopausal women , obstetrics , gynecology
A major mechanism of hypertension in many postmenopausal women is deficiency of female gonadal steroids. A long postmenopausal period may thus represent one factor that influences the prevalence of hypertension because of long periods of estrogen loss.
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