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The mechanisms of thrombotic risk induced by hormone replacement therapy.
Maturitas - 31 Oct 2001
Cano A, Van Baal W M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To review the available information on the action of hormones on the mechanisms involved in thrombotic risk. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Thrombosis plays a crucial role in the genesis and progression of both coronary heart disease (CHD) and venous thromboembolic disease (VTED), the two main forms of cardiovascular disease. Two main determinants of the thromboembolic phenotype, hypercoagulable state and...
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