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Cardiology
Higher baseline pulse pressure associated with CAD progression in older women
March 24th, 2005
Higher baseline pulse pressure is associated with coronary atherosclerosis progression in postmenopausal women, Wake Forest University cardiologists report. They also say that hormone replacement therapy has no effect on pulse pressure. "Pulse pressure, an index of large artery stiffness, has been associated with coronary events. However, mechanisms for this association remain unclear. In this study, we examined the relationship between pulse pressure and the progression of coronary atherosclerosis and the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on pulse pressure in postmenopausal women with angiographically confirmed coronary disease followed...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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