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Relations between Endogenous Androgens and Estrogens in Postmenopausal Women with Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Glenn D. Braunstein,
B. Delia Johnson,
Frank Z. Stanczyk,
Vera Bittner,
Sarah L. Berga,
Leslee J. Shaw,
T. Keta Hodgson,
Maura PaulLabrador,
Ricardo Azziz,
C. Noel Bairey Merz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-0792
Subject(s) - postmenopausal women , endogeny , medicine , estrogen , disease , menopause , endocrinology , coronary heart disease , physiology , gynecology , cardiology
Because androgens are obligatory precursors of estrogens, it is reasonable to assume that their serum concentrations would exhibit positive correlations. If so, then epidemiologic studies that examine the association between androgens and pathological processes should adjust the results for the independent effect of estrogens.

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