Hypertension in postmenopausal women

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Hypertension in postmenopausal women

edited by Franz H. Messerli ; associate editor, Franz C. Aepfelbacher

M. Dekker, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This practical reference reviews the epidemiology of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in menopause and its relationship to coronary heart disease-examining concurrent risk factors such as lipid abnormalities, obesity, physical activity, and smoking and discussing the use of estrogen replacement therapy to reduce cardiovascular mortality.

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Overview, Celia M. Oakley Estrogen Receptors and Cardiovascular Disease, Douglas W. Losordo Clinical Features The Epidemiology of Menopause and Its Association with Cardiovascular Disease, Jan A. Staessen, Leszek Bieniaszewski, Ivo Brosens, and Robert Fagard Hemodynamics and Pathogenesis, Franz C. Aepfelbacher and Franz H. Messerli Evaluation and Clinical Findings, Vera Bittner and Suzanne Oparil Concurrent Risk Factors, Gregory Y. H. Lip, John Zarifis, and Gareth Beevers Cardiovascular Complications and the Menopause, J. D. Swales Therapy Lipids, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Diet: Coronary Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women, Veronica Ravnikar and Brenda Kramer-Coutinho The Role of Exercise in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk After the Menopause, Kelly Anne Spratt and Eric L. Michelson Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease, Laura P. Fowlkes and Jay M. Sullivan Hyperlipidemia, Marcello Arca Postmenopausal Hypertension Put into Perspective, Karen D. Bradshaw Antihypertensive Therapy in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women, Thorsten Fischer, Roland E. Schmeider, Franz C. Aepfelbacher, and Franz H. Messerli Initiation and Monitoring of Hormone Replacement Therapy, Paul E. Belchetz

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