ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2017
Long-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Associated with Low Coronary Artery Calcium Levels in a Cohort of Older Women: The Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study.
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- Elevated cardiovascular risk associated with hormone replacement therapy: A comprehensive analysis of reproductive factors and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease outcomes in the UK Biobank cohort.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
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- Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists Position Paper 'Gender discrepancy: time to implement gender-based clinical management'.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
- Examining the Health-Related Needs of Females during Menopause: A Systematic Review Study.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2023Review
- Cardiovascular health and the menopausal woman: the role of estrogen and when to begin and end hormone treatment.F1000Research · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the relationship between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and coronary artery calcium (CAC).
designCross-sectional.
settingEstablished population-based cohort in Reykjavik, Iceland.
participantsWomen (mean age 76 ± 5) who had completed questionnaires on HRT use (N = 2,867). MEASUREMENTS: Coronary artery calcium assessed using computed tomography was the outcome variable and was compared between women with history of HRT and those who had never used HRT and analyzed according to age, length of use, and time after menopause that HRT was initiated.
resultsEight hundred seventy-two (30.4%) participants had used HRT, and 312 (10.9%) were current users. After adjustment for age, other late-life variables, and a propensity score based on midlife data for HRT use as observed in late life, there were significant negative associations between CAC and history and length of HRT use. This association was evident in all age categories. When HRT had been used for longer than 15 years, median CAC level was less than 50% of that observed in never users. The lowest CAC was observed in those who started HRT within 5 years after menopause. The prevalence of coronary events was comparable in both groups.
conclusionA strong association was found between long-term HRT use and low CAC. The negative association between duration of HRT and CAC was evident in all age groups of older women.
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