Do we need clinical trials to test the ability of transdermal HRT to prevent coronary heart disease?
AUTOR(ES)
Crook, David
FONTE
BioMed Central
RESUMO
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with oral oestrogen was predicted to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by 50%. Randomized controlled trials show no such benefit, however, pointing instead to an initial increase in CHD events. Although the cardiovascular effects of transdermal HRT are largely unknown, improvements in arterial function are maintained when oestrogen is administered transdermally. Transdermal HRT also avoids the increased plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) that are seen with oral HRT. However, the clinical significance of this general reduction in hepatic over-synthesis of plasma proteins is difficult to assess. Nevertheless, the available evidence on transdermal HRT appears to justify a formal clinical trial.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=59529Documentos Relacionados
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