Hormone replacement therapy and 24-hour blood pressure profile of postmenopausal women
Hormone replacement therapy and 24-hour blood pressure profile of postmenopausal women
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DOI:
10.1016/s0895-7061(00)00284-3
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发表时间:
2000-09-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Phillips, RA
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作者:
Butkevich, A;Abraham, C;Phillips, RA
Menopause is associated with an increase in blood pressure (BP) and a decrease in physiologic nocturnal BP fall. These factors may play a role in the increased risk of cardiovascular events after menopause. Some studies indicate that transdermal estrogen replacement therapy may help restore the 24-h BP profile, but data on the effect of oral conjugated estrogens are lacking. We compared 24-h ambulatory BP profiles of 42 postmenopausal women not receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and 20 women receiving HRT. HRT was associated with a significant increase in the proportion of dippers (50% in women not receiving HRT and 80% in women receiving HRT, P = .048). Increase in nocturnal dipping may account, in part, for the beneficial cardiovascular effects of HRT. Am J Hypertens 2000;13:1039-1041 (C) 2000 American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd.