Oral contraceptive pills and hypertension: a review of current evidence and recommendations

NA Cameron, CA Blyler, NA Bello - Hypertension, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have been used as effective and popular forms of
contraception since the middle of the last century. By 2019, over 150 million reproductive …

Reproductive milestones across the lifespan and cardiovascular disease risk in women

CA Stuenkel - Climacteric, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women across the
developed and developing world. Beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors, a number of …

Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia: nationwide, nested case-control study

N Pourhadi, LS Mørch, EA Holm, C Torp-Pedersen… - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Objectives To assess the association between use of menopausal hormone therapy and
development of dementia according to type of hormone treatment, duration of use, and age …

Estrogens, estrogen receptors and tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer

MJ Kozieł, AW Piastowska-Ciesielska - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and the most concerning
issues in gynecological oncology in recent years. It is postulated that many factors may …

Chinese Stroke Association guidelines for clinical management of ischaemic cerebrovascular diseases: executive summary and 2023 update

L Liu, Z Li, H Zhou, W Duan, X Huo, W Xu… - Stroke and vascular …, 2023 - svn.bmj.com
Background China is one of the countries with the highest burden of stroke. Implementing
multidimensional management guidelines will help clinicians practise evidence-based care …

Long-term risk of stroke in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based, sibling-controlled cohort study, 1969–2019

J Sun, J Halfvarson, P Appelros, D Bergman… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at an
increased risk of thromboembolic events, but evidence on the long-term risk of stroke …

Atrial fibrillation: age at diagnosis, incident cardiovascular events, and mortality

C Paludan-Müller, OB Vad, NK Stampe… - European Heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risks of
cardiovascular diseases and mortality, but risks according to age at diagnosis have not been …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual dimorphism in immune cell responses following stroke

J Liu, Y Sato, J Falcone-Juengert, K Kurisu, J Shi… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent bodies of work in regard to stroke have revealed significant sex differences in terms
of risk and outcome. While differences in sex hormones have been the focus of earlier …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke in women: a review focused on epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes

CW Yoon, CD Bushnell - Journal of Stroke, 2023 - synapse.koreamed.org
Stroke is a particularly important issue for women. Women account for over half of all
persons who experienced a stroke. The lifetime risk of stroke is higher in women than in …

Phytoestrogen-based hormonal replacement therapy could benefit women suffering late-onset asthma

B Sommer, G González-Ávila, E Flores-Soto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
It has been observed that plasmatic concentrations of estrogens, progesterone, or both
correlate with symptoms in asthmatic women. Fluctuations in female sex steroid …