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Arterial stiffness and hormone replacement use in healthy postmenopausal women
Author(s)Hirofumi Tanaka, Christopher A DeSouza, Douglas R Seals
Journal titleThe Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 53A, no 5, September 1998
Pagespp M344-M346
KeywordsCardiovascular diseases ; Drugs ; Menopause ; Older women ; United States of America.
AnnotationArterial stiffness has been shown to be positively related to cardiovascular disease risk. However, little is known about the influence of hormone replacement use (HRT) on arterial stiffness in women. Arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) and carotid augmentation index (AI, applanation tonometry) were measured in 34 healthy post-menopausal women, including 18 users and 16 non-users of HRT. There were no significant group differences in any of the physical characteristics including resting blood pressure. None of the measures of arterial stiffness differed between HRT users and non-users. The present cross-sectional study indicates that reduced arterial stiffness does not appear to be a likely mechanism contributing to the lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women taking HRT. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990226203 A
ClassmarkCQ: LLD: CC:BD: BD: 7T

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