Hormone Therapy At Menopause Fails To Halt Heart Disease Progression

More than a decade ago the Women’s Health Study produced surprising and important results when it showed that broad use of hormone replacement therapy did not reduce cardiovascular risk in post-menopausal women. But the study also led to speculation  that hormone therapy  might be beneficial when delivered closer to the time of menopause. Now a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine shows that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) may have some favorable effects on some cardiovascular risk factors but it does not reduce the progression of atherosclerosis. … Click here to read the full post on Forbes.  
Source: CardioBrief - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes estrogen hormone replacement therapy HRT Menopause Women's Health Initiative Source Type: blogs