Vasomotor symptoms and coronary artery calcium in postmenopausal women

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Authors

Matthew Allison · University of California, San Diego

JoAnn E. Manson · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Aaron K. Aragaki · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Robert D. Langer · Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

Jacques E. Rossouw · National Institutes of Health

David Curb · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Lisa W. Martin

Abstract

A history of any VMS was significantly associated with reduced odds for CAC independent of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors and other relevant covariates. This association seems to be influenced by duration of HT.

Topics & Keywords

Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Estrogen and related hormone effects Endometriosis Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society

Volume 17, Issue 6, pp. 1136-1145

DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181e664dc

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