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Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth
Current opinion in pharmacology, 04/2013, Volume: 13, Issue: 2Journal Article
Highlights ► Only total and LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B changed within one year of the last menstrual period. ► Increasing importance of testosterone instead of estrogen to explain harmful effect of oophorectomy on cardiovascular risk. ► In adjusted analyses incident AF did not differ between early menopausal (<45 years) versus late menopausal (>53 years) age. ► Methodologically challenging but critical to separate out the influences of chronologic aging and menopause.
