Why the study?
Does treatment with oestrogens alone or oestrogen-progestogen combinations reduce the risk of first acute myocardial infarction in women aged 35 years and older?
Does treatment with oestrogens alone or oestrogen-progestogen combinations reduce the risk of first acute myocardial infarction in women aged 35 years and older?
In this historical cohort, hormonal replacement therapy with oestrogens alone or combined with progestogens was associated with a reduced risk of first acute myocardial infarction in women aged 35 years and older.
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HRT prescribing should not change on this cohort alone; leaves open possible MI risk reduction pending randomized confirmation.
Falkeborn et al. (1992) studied this question.
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