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Effects of female sex hormones on the development of atherosclerosis
Sung-Po Hsu1, Wen-Sen Lee2
1 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine; Cancer Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital; Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Wen-Sen Lee
Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110
Taiwan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/CJP.CJP_69_20
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Atherosclerosis and associated pathologies, such as coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke, are still the leading cause of death in Western society. The impact of female sex hormones on cardiovascular diseases has been studied intensively with conflicting findings. The controversy is mainly due to the differences in groups sampling, animal models used, hormonal treatment regimens, and the data analyzed. In the present article, the results of in vitro and in vivo studies and clinical trials are under review.
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