Hypertension in women: the role of progesterone and aldosterone.
Climacteric
; 13(4): 307-13, 2010 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20443718
ABSTRACT
The age-related course of blood pressure and its gender-related difference, as well as the incidence of hypertension, have been the subject of multiple experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies over the past decades. The role of the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone within this gender dimorphism has been investigated without conclusive results. In this review, we provide background information on the gender difference in blood pressure, describe the impact of progesterone and aldosterone, and discuss the pathophysiology of aldosteronism as well as the potential role of drospirenone as a gender-specific agent for the prevention and treatment of hypertension and for cardiovascular protection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Progesterone
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Aldosterone
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Climacteric
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Austria