Open AccessLipid and lipoprotein profiles in postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Jensen Jytte
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349309021145
Subject(s) - medicine , menopause , coronary heart disease , lipoprotein , estrogen , endocrinology , cardioprotection , cholesterol , ldl cholesterol , lipid profile , physiology , lipoprotein(a) , cardiology , myocardial infarction
Coronary heart disease (CHD) increases in women after the menopause, and there is evidence to suggest that estrogen‐deficiency may have impact on the cardiovascular risk. Lipid and lipoprotein profiles are important cardiovascular risk factors, and the possibility has been advanced that the loss of relative cardioprotection at the menopause might be mediated through an effect on lipids and lipoproteins.