Atherosclerotic disease and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: a case-control study.

CONCLUSION: Postmenopausal BCS had a higher risk of developing atherosclerotic disease, associated with a higher frequency of cardiovascular risk factors such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes, when compared to women of the same age group without BC.
PMID: 30624095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Climacteric - January 9, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Terra Branco M, de Araujo Brito Buttros D, Carvalho-Pessoa E, Lima Sobreira M, Yukie Nakano Schincariol C, Nahas-Neto J, Nahas EAP Tags: Climacteric Source Type: research