This study was conducted to examine the estradiol level and plasma lipid profile in perimenopausal women. The estradiol and HDL levels were higher and LDL levels lower in premenopausal women than in postmenopausal women of the same age group. Higher HDL and lower LDL levels in premenopausal women are likely to protect them against atherosclerosis, and the difference may be casually related to e...

objective: to compare the hormonal status in postmenopausal women with and without metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study 110 postmenopausal women were enrolled. participants completed a questionnaire and underwent a medical exam and serum evaluation for serum lipids including cholesterol (chol), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl), low density lipoprote...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its association with clinical and hormone variables in postmenopausal women from Southern Brazil. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Coronary artery calcification (CAC) assessed by electron-beam computed tomography. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and atheromatous plaques assess...

Menopause is the permanent cessation of mensturation due to loss of ovarian follicular function, which results in decreased production of estradiol and other hormones. Decreased levels of estrogen leads to variations in lipid profile leading to atherosclerosis thus by increasing risk of coronary artery disease in post menopausal women. The present study was conducted to evaluate the relationshi...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and osteoporosis are major causes of morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. The relationship between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis has been established by studies of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and biochemical pathways that seem to overlap in many places. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is one of the known predictors of cardiovascular and all...

-Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with low cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in epidemiological studies. Yet, no randomized trial has examined whether HRT is effective for prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women with increased risk. The objective of this study was to determine whether HRT can slow progression of atherosclerosis, measured as intima-...

Objective: A magnesium deficiency is known to be involved in many abnormalities in the post-menopausal women. Previous studies proposed that magnesium (Mg) might prevent atherosclerosis. In this study the efficacy of serum magnesium level and its relation with carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) in post-menopausal women was evaluated. Methods: Eighty Iranian Postmenopausal women were included...

OBJECTIVE Several large-scale studies have shed light on the primary preventive efficacy of statins against atherosclerotic diseases in the course of treatment of dyslipidemia. However, this efficacy in the management of dyslipidemia in relatively low-risk patients, particularly in women, has not been clarified. Here, we investigated the efficacy of dyslipidemia treatment with a statin on three...