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01-04-2013 | Editorial Comment

Postmenopausal sex hormones: comparing apples and pears

Auteurs: Y. Appelman, C. B. Lambalk

Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 4/2013

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The sex hormone story in relation to cardiovascular disease is always good for a surprise. Where we assumed that increased levels of female sex hormones were protective against the development of cardiovascular disease, our colleagues Mei Dong et al. from Yantai, China suggest quite the opposite. In their paper published in this edition of the Netherlands Heart Journal the authors describe a relation between the occurrence of a myocardial infarction (MI) in post-menopausal women and levels of sex hormones [1]. They report that high levels of oestradiol and increased waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are related to the occurrence of acute MI. …

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Titel: Postmenopausal sex hormones: comparing apples and pears
Auteurs: Y. Appelman
C. B. Lambalk
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal / Uitgave 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-013-0385-z

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