[PHYTOESTROGENS: MECHANISMS OF CORRECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF CLIMACTERIC SYNDROME.]

The pharmacodynamics of phytoestrogens representing nonsteroidal compounds of plant origin with variable affinity to estrogen receptor subtypes has been studied. Clinical and experimental data on the mechanisms of action of phytoestrogens of the isoflavone and lignan classes are presented and their effects ca- pable of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease development in women with climacteric syndrome and in experimental hypoestrogenemia are considered.