Hormone replacement therapy may prevent the development of isolated pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis and limited cutaneous involvement

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 468-471

  Beretta, L ^a   Caronni, M ^a   Origgi, L ^a   Ponti, A ^a   Santaniello, A ^a   Scorza, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; LIMITED SCLERODERMA; MIDDLE AGED;

ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, LIMITED;

EID: 33947605035     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740600844498     Document Type: Article

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