Estrogen Status Correlates with the Calcium Content of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques in Women | Zendy

Rose C. Christian | Zendy; Sean C. Harrington | Zendy; William D. Edwards | Zendy; Ann L. Oberg | Zendy; Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick | Zendy

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Estrogen Status Correlates with the Calcium Content of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques in Women

Author(s) -

Rose C. Christian,

Sean C. Harrington,

William D. Edwards,

Ann L. Oberg,

Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick

Publication year - 2002

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/jcem.87.3.8354

Subject(s) - medicine , coronary arteries , estrogen , cardiology , coronary artery disease , calcification , calcium , menopause , diabetes mellitus , artery , endocrinology

Coronary artery calcium, a radiographic marker for atherosclerosis and a predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD), is less extensive in women than in men of the same age. The role of estrogen in the pathogenesis of coronary artery calcification is unknown. We examined the association of estrogen status with extent of calcification and atherosclerotic plaque in coronary arteries of deceased women.

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