Postmenopausal CV Health: Recent Studies from the Women's Health Initiative

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Postmenopausal Cardiovascular Health: Recent Studies from the Women’s Health Initiative

Lessons Learned JE Rossouw, JE Manson, AM Kaunitz, GL Anderson. Source: Obstetrics & Gynecology Abstract only
Health risks and benefits from calcium and vitamin D supplementation: WHI clinical trial and cohort study RL Prentice, MB Pettinger, RD Jackson et al. Source: Osteoporosis International Open Access
	Calcium supplementation did not increase risk of heart disease.
Statin use and risk of diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women in the WHI AL Culver, IS Ockene, R Balasubramanian Source: Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(2):144-152 Abstract
	New onset diabetes is associated with statins.
Between Annual Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability and Stroke in Postmenopausal Women Novelty and Significance Data D Shimbo, JD Newman, AK Aragaki, MJ et al. Source: Mo Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;108(6):431-8. Abstract
	Increased visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure is associated with stroke.
Effects of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy on Incident Atrial Fibrillation MV Perez, PJ Wang, JC Larson et al. Source: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2012;5:1108-1116. Abstract
	AF modestlyl elevated in hysterectomized women randomized to estrogen.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Incident Hospitalized Heart Failure in Postmenopausal Women CB Eaton, AM Abdulbaki, KL Margolis et al. Source: Circulation. 2012;126:688-696. Abstract
	Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic women had lower incidence of HF and black women had higher rates of HFcompared with white women.

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