Hormone Replacement Therapy and Intima-Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery | Zendy

I. C. D. Westendorp | Zendy; Bas A. in't Veld | Zendy; Michiel L. Bots | Zendy; Jurgen Akkerhuis | Zendy; Albert Hofman | Zendy; D. E. Grobbee | Zendy; J. C. M. Witteman | Zendy

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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Intima-Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery

Author(s) -

I. C. D. Westendorp,

Bas A. in't Veld,

Michiel L. Bots,

Jurgen Akkerhuis,

Albert Hofman,

D. E. Grobbee,

J. C. M. Witteman

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.12.2562

Subject(s) - medicine , intima media thickness , stroke (engine) , carotid arteries , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , cardiology , common carotid artery , radiology , testosterone (patch) , mechanical engineering , engineering

Observational data suggest that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduces morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease in healthy postmenopausal women. The mechanisms underlying this protection are not entirely clear but may include inhibition of the atherosclerotic process.

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