Physiologic estradiol replacement therapy and cardiac structure and function in normal postmenopausal women a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 332-339

  Snabes, Michael C ^a   Payne, John P ^a   Kopelen, Helena ^a   Dunn, J Kay ^a   Young, Ronald L ^a   Zoghbi, William A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0031106584     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006250-199703000-00003     Document Type: Article

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