Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2024
Review Meta AnalysisAssociation between estrogen replacement therapy and heart failure in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Based on past epidemiological investigations, the cardiovascular role of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) in postmenopausal women has always been controversial. The real efficacy of ERT for heart failure (HF) among postmenopausal women remains to be further investigated. This article is based on research into European and American populations. ⋯ This systematic review demonstrated that estrogen replacement therapy did not significantly change the risk of first hospitalized heart failure and admission to the hospital for heart failure in postmenopausal women.