Effect of oestrogen replacement therapy on idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias in postmenopausal women

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-88

  Hu, Xiaorong ^a   Wang, Jichun ^a   Xu, Changwu ^a   He, Bo ^a   Lu, Zhibing ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias; Oestrogen replacement therapy; Postmenopausal women; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 79952695831     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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