Estrogens, like other steroid hormones, are potent actors in the cardiovascular system. Since
half the population have high levels of estrogen most of their lives it is plain that estrogen …

The cardiovascular effects of estrogen have recently become a focus of basic and clinical
cardiovascular medicine because of the multiplicity of its beneficial effects. Various basic …

Estrogens in vascular biology and disease: where do we stand... : Current Opinion in
Lipidology Estrogens in vascular biology and disease: where do we stand today? : Current …

Estrogen is a potent steroid with pleiotropic effects, which have yet to be fully elucidated.
Estrogen has both nuclear and non-nuclear effects. The rapid response to estrogen, which …

Extensive epidemiological observations, clinical mechanistic studies, and basic laboratory
research have suggested that the incidence of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) increases …

The incidence of cardiovascular disease is low in healthy premenopausal women and
increases with age especially after the menopause; this difference has been attributed to the …

Estrogen is a powerful hormone with pleiotropic effects. Estrogens have potent antioxidant
effects and are able to reduce inflammation, induce vasorelaxation and alter gene …

Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of mortality among postmenopausal women.
After menopause, atherogenesis is promoted by a number of metabolic and vascular …

Gender specific differences in cardiovascular disease are largely mediated by sex
hormones. The use of estrogens significantly reduces the overall incidence of heart disease …

Over the last decades, our understanding about the role of estrogens has increased
dramatically. Estrogens impact several tissues, organs, and systems well beyond fertility. In …