Changes in postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy use among women with high cardiovascular risk

Authors :: Hsu, Angela
Card, Andrea
Lin, Susan Xiaoqin
Mota, Sean
Carrasquillo, Olveen
Moran, Andrew
Source :: The American Journal of Public Health. Dec, 2009, Vol. 99 Issue 12, p2184, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: After randomized trials failed to support the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD), HRT use for postmenopausal women declined. Our analysis of 1999-2000 and 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Surveys (NHANES) shows that HRT use decreased 19% (from 27.6 to 8.4%; P

Subjects :: Hormone therapy -- Health aspects
Cardiovascular diseases -- Risk factors
Cardiovascular diseases -- Prevention
Postmenopausal women -- Health aspects
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Health care industry

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