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Effects of natural oestrogen therapy on blood pressure and renin-angiotensin system in normotensive and hypertensive menopausal women.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6442719     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The blood pressure level and the renin-angiotensin system were investigated in 24 menopausal women (12 normotensive and 12 hypertensive) before, during and after six months of treatment with either oestradiol or trisekvens (sequential preparation containing oestradiol, oestriol and norethisterone acetate). In the normotensive women no significant alterations in systolic or diastolic blood pressure were found during treatment for six months. In the hypertensive women systolic blood pressure fell significantly during treatment with oestradiol as well as with trisekvens, while diastolic pressure did not change. All individual variations of blood pressure were small. The plasma concentrations of renin, angiotensin II and aldosterone remained unchanged during the treatments. A statistically significant increase in plasma renin substrate concentration was observed in all groups with the exception of the normotensive women treated with oestradiol. Menopausal symptoms in hypertensive women may safely be treated with natural oestrogens on the same indications as used for normotensive women.
Authors:
C M Jespersen; K Arnung; C Hagen; T Hilden; F Nielsen; M D Nielsen; J Giese
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hypertension     Volume:  1     ISSN:  0263-6352     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hypertens.     Publication Date:  1983 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-06-06     Completed Date:  1985-06-06     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8306882     Medline TA:  J Hypertens     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  361-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Angiotensinogen / blood
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Climacteric / drug effects*
Drug Combinations / therapeutic use
Estradiol / therapeutic use
Estriol / therapeutic use
Estrogens / therapeutic use*
Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood
Humans
Hypertension / blood,  physiopathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Norethindrone / analogs & derivatives,  therapeutic use
Renin-Angiotensin System / drug effects*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drug Combinations; 0/Estrogens; 11002-13-4/Angiotensinogen; 50-27-1/Estriol; 50-28-2/Estradiol; 66100-41-2/Trisequens; 68-22-4/Norethindrone; 9002-68-0/Follicle Stimulating Hormone

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