Commentary on a Cochrane Review of Hormone Therapy for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women

RAHIM F.

Nursing for Women's Health, vol.21, no.1, pp.9-11, 2017 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Technical Note
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nwh.2016.12.003
  • Journal Name: Nursing for Women's Health
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.9-11
  • Keywords: cardiovascular disease, heart disease, hormone therapy, menopause, women's health
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Findings of a Cochrane Review provide strong evidence that use of hormone therapy has little if any benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women and could increase risk for stroke and venous thromboembolic events.