title: Sex steroids and the cardiovascular system.
abstract: HRT decreases significantly the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women. More and more data indicate that this is true not only for unopposed oestrogen but also for combined oestrogen/progestin therapy. The latter point is of utmost importance since the global treatment strategy for women with an intact uterus includes a progestin.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical and Basic Research, Ballerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christiansen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D045167:Progesterone Congeners / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D008055:Lipids; D045167:Progesterone Congeners