EFFECT OF ACUTE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTRADIOL-17-BETA ON AORTIC BLOOD-FLOW IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Authors
LEONARDO F MEDEIRUS C ROSANO GMC PEREIRA WI SHEIBAN I GEBARA O BELLOTTI G PILEGGI F CHIERCHIA SL
Citation
F. Leonardo et al., EFFECT OF ACUTE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTRADIOL-17-BETA ON AORTIC BLOOD-FLOW IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN, The American journal of cardiology, 80(6), 1997, pp. 791
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
80
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)80:6<791:EOAAOE>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Acute administration of estradiol 17 beta increases aortic blood flow velocity in menopausal women. This suggests that the effect of the ova rian hormone on cardiac dynamics is mainly dependent on a reduction in peripheral vascular resistances.