The benefits and risks of menopause hormone therapy for the cardiovascular system in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comment: The traditional thinking is that estrogen provides a protective buffer for the aging cardiovascular system. However, this meta-analysis of 33 randomized controlled trials dismantles that assumption, identifying an 86% increased risk of venous thromboembolism and a 23% increased risk of stroke. We must stop viewing these hormones through the narrow lens of symptom suppression […]
