Influence of age and postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy on carotid arterial stiffness in women

• Published in: Cardiovascular research Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 307 - 311
• Main Authors: NAGAI, Y, EARLEY, C. J, KEMPER, M. K, BACAL, C. S, METTER, E. J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 1999
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Carotid Artery, Common - drug effects; Carotid Artery, Common - physiology; Elasticity; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Estrogens - administration & dosage; Female; Hormones. Endocrine system; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Progesterone - administration & dosage; Sonography; Human; Replacement therapy; Menopause; Estrogen; Sex; Prevention; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Carotid; Echography; Complication; Female; Stiffness

This study examines the influence of age and current estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on common carotid arterial (CCA) stiffness in women. The subjects comprised 172 women (age 55.6 +/- 16.4 years) from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, including 37 current postmenopausal ERT users. The E...