Hormonal, metabolic, and cellular influences on cardiovascular disease in women
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Hormonal, metabolic, and cellular influences on cardiovascular disease in women
（American Heart Association monograph series）
Futura Pub., c1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Heart disease is the major cause of death in women. However, until about 10 years ago, most basic and clinical heart disease research focused exclusively on males. The root cause of heart disease in women has been generally overlooked ...until now! this landmark American Heart Association Monograph provides excellent insights into the current knowledge on the
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Estrogen and the Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis: Potential Effects of Estrogen on the Cell Biology of the Artery Wall
- 2. Estrogen and Heart Disease: Lessons to Be Learned from Nonhuman Primates
- 3. Effects of Estrogens and Progestins on the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis in Nonhuman Primates
- 4. Mechanisms of Regulation of Gene Expression by Estrogen Receptors
- 5. Cardiovascular Estrogen Receptors Regulate Vacular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation
- 6. Effects of Sex Hormones on Responses to Endothelium-Derived Factors in Coronary Arteries
- 7. Effect of Estrogen in Vascular Smooth Muscle Injury and Restenosis
- 8. The Role of Estrogen on Nitric Oxide Mediated Monocyte Adherence to the Aortic Endothelium
- 9. Enigma of Vascular Calcification in Osteoporotic Women
- 10. Effect of Estrogens on Arterial LDL Metabolism
- 11. Effects of Estrogen on the Anatomic and Functional Sequelae of Coronary Atherosclerosis
- 12. Antioxidant Properties of Estrogen: Selective Protection of High-Density Lipoprotein
- 13. Antioxidant Effects of Estrogen Administered to Postmenopausal Women
- 14. Estrogen Treatment and Human Lipoprotein Metabolism
- 15. Triglyceride as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Women and Men
- 16. Women, Diabetes, Lipoproteins, and the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease: Studies in Four Ethnic Groups
- 17. Cardiovascular Risk Factors During First Five Years of Postmenopause in Nonhormone Replacement Therapy Users
- 18. Effect of Oral Contraceptive Hormones on Lipoprotein(a) and Other Lipoproteins in Premenopausal Women
- 19. Do Progestins Attenuate Estrogen's Beneficial Effects on the Cardiovascular System? 20. Clinical Findings Related to Arterial Effects of Ovarian Steroids
- 21. Hormone Replacement Therapy: Outlook for the Future
- Index
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