• DOI:10.1080/13697130601114933
Corpus ID: 9451771

Drospirenone with 17β-estradiol in the postmenopausal woman with hypertension

@article{White2007DrospirenoneW1,
  title={Drospirenone with 17$\beta$-estradiol in the postmenopausal woman with hypertension},
  author={W. White},
  journal={Climacteric},
  year={2007},
  volume={10},
  pages={25 - 31}
}

• W. White
• Published 2007
• Medicine
• Climacteric

Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of hypertension increases with age and also after the menopause; therefore, blood pressure monitoring and effective control of elevated blood pressure are very important in postmenopausal women. The knowledge that aldosterone is a dual cardiovascular and endocrine hormone has blurred the once distinct boundary between gynecology and cardiovascular medicine. Aldosterone plays a… Expand