Extreme Concentrations of Endogenous Sex Hormones, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Death in Women
Extreme Concentrations of Endogenous Sex Hormones, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Death in Women
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DOI:
10.1161/atvbaha.114.304821
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发表时间:
2015-02-01
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
Nordestgaard, Borge G.
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作者:
Benn, Marianne;Voss, Sidsel Skou;Nordestgaard, Borge G.
Objective-Sex hormones may be critical determinants of ischemic heart disease and death in women, but results from previous studies are conflicting. To clarify this, we tested the hypothesis that extreme plasma concentrations of endogenous estradiol and testosterone are associated with risk of ischemic heart disease and death in women.Approach and Results-In a nested prospective cohort study, we measured plasma estradiol in 4600 and total testosterone in 4716 women not receiving oral contraceptives or hormonal replacement therapy from the 1981 to 1983 examination of the Copenhagen City Heart Study. During