Elevated subclinical atherosclerosis associated with oophorectomy is related to time since menopause rather than type of menopause

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 391-397

  Mack, Wendy J ^a,c   Slater, Cristin C ^a   Xiang, Min ^a   Shoupe, Donna ^a   Lobo, Rogerio A ^b   Hodis, Howard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^c CHP 218 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; carotid artery; menopause; oophorectomy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4143100176     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.01.034     Document Type: Article

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