Effects of a contraceptive containing drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol on blood pressure and autonomic tone: A prospective controlled clinical trial

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-66

  Nisenbaum, Marcelo Gil ^a   De Melo, Nilson Roberto ^a   Giribela, Cassiana Rosa Galvão ^a   De Morais, Tércio Lemos ^b   Guerra, Grazia Maria ^a   De Angelis, Katia ^b   Mostarda, Cristiano ^a   Baracat, Edmund Chada ^a   Consolim Colombo, Fernanda Marciano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk; Oral contraceptive

Indexed keywords

DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; DROSPIRENONE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MINERALOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECTS; HEMODYNAMICS;

ADULT; ANDROSTENES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84898059483     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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