[Estrogens, left ventricular function and coronary circulation: what are the possibilities of therapeutic use?]

Minerva Cardioangiol. 1995 Apr;43(4):135-43.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Low-dose estrogen replacement therapy should be recommended to post-menopausal women, especially if they suffer from circulatory disorders, because it significantly reduces cardiovascular risk. Low-dose estrogens favourably affects lipid profile, without causing a significant increase of thrombotic risk: atherosclerosis is therefore prevented. Estrogen can augment coronary flow by the relaxation of vascular smooth-muscular cells. Finally, estrogen can improve left ventricle systolic and diastolic function, delaying the physiological aging process.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aging / drug effects
  • Animals
  • Arteriosclerosis / prevention & control
  • Coronary Circulation / drug effects*
  • Coronary Disease / prevention & control
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Estrogen Replacement Therapy*
  • Estrogens / administration & dosage
  • Estrogens / pharmacology
  • Estrogens / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Haplorhini
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / complications
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Ischemia / prevention & control
  • Risk Factors
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control
  • Ventricular Function, Left / drug effects*

Substances

  • Estrogens