The protective role of estrogen and estrogen receptors in cardiovascular disease and the controversial use of estrogen therapy

Abstract Epidemiologic studies have previously suggested that premenopausal females have reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) when compared to age-matched males, and the incidence and severity of CVD increases postmenopause. The lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in women during...

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Hauptverfasser:	Andrea Iorga, Christine M. Cunningham, Shayan Moazeni, Gregoire Ruffenach, Soban Umar, Mansoureh Eghbali
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2017-10-01
Schriftenreihe:	Biology of Sex Differences
Schlagworte:	Estrogen Estrogen receptor alpha Estrogen receptor beta GPR30 Cardiovascular disease Hormone replacement therapy
Online-Zugang:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0152-8
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