Estrogens and atherosclerosis.

摘要: Factors involved in the development of coronary atherosclerosis and possible role estrogens its are discussed. Risk factors include hyperlipemia hypertension cigarette smoking diabetes. However incidence heart disease presence risk also related to heredity geography socioeconomic conditions diet exercise emotional stress. Contrary previous belief high doses aggravate condition men menopausal women at attack. Although do not markedly alter cholesterol levels they tend elevate triglyceride contribute hyperlipemia. They associated with diabotegenic sequelae hypertension. Pregnancy increase blood clotting VII X accelerate prothrombin time shorten incre ase platelef aggregation. Further research into is recommended.