Hypertension in postmenopausal women

Description:

This practical reference reviews the epidemiology of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in menopause and its relationship to coronary heart disease-examining concurrent risk factors such as lipid abnormalities, obesity, physical activity, and smoking and discussing the use of estrogen replacement therapy to reduce cardiovascular mortality.

subjects: Women,  Diseases,  Hormone therapy,  Hypertonie,  Cardiovascular Diseases,  Kardiovaskuläre Krankheit,  Hypertension in old age,  Complications,  Menopause,  Postmenopause,  Hypertension,  Aged,  Hypertension in women,  Aufsatzsammlung,  In old age,  Hormone replacement therapy,  Women, diseases