Menopause and the Heart - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850700710 ISBN 13: 9781850700715

Publisher: CRC Press, 1999

Synopsis

The management of the climacteric syndrome has become, within the last decade, an important subject, both for women and physicians. Most of the distressing symptoms associated with the perimenopausal years can be prevented with proper hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). The evidence shows that in addition to symptom relief, HRT is also effective in the prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Menopause and the Heart is a technically detailed clinical reference on using HRT in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in menopausal women. Featuring contributions from an international panel of experts, it explores emerging issues such as the risks in long- and short-term HRT use, comprehensive benefit/risk analysis, beneficial effects of estrogens in the cardiovascular system, and more.

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Review

"this book is profusely illustrated and a pleasure to read. Some contributors restrict themselves to brief abstracts; others provide detailed reviews of their specialist areas. Such variety only helps to improve the readability of this book. This is essential reading for those interested in women's health, those who need an update on the role of the entothelium in athersclerosis, and those who are intrigued by puzzles of all types." - Organon's Magazine on Women & Health

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850700710
• ISBN 13: 9781850700715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 138
• Editor: Neves-e-Castro Manuel, Birkhauser Martin