The Women's Health Initiative could not have detected cardioprotective effects of starting hormone therapy during the menopausal transition

Naftolin, Frederick; Taylor, Hugh S.; Karas, Richard; Brinton, Eliot; Newman, Isadore; Clarkson, Thomas B.; Mendelsohn, Michael; Lobo, Rogerio A.; Judelson, Debra R.; Nachtigall, Lila E.; Heward, Christopher B.; Hecht, Harvey; Jaff, Michael R.; Harman, S.Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.095

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Volume 81, Issue 6 , Pages 1498-1501, June 2004

The Women's Health Initiative could not have detected cardioprotective effects of starting hormone therapy during the menopausal transition

Frederick Naftolin, M.D., Ph.D.
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Reprint requests: Frederick Naftolin, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, P.O. Box 208063, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8063 (FAX: 203-785-5294, USA)
Hugh S. Taylor, M.D.
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Richard Karas, M.D.
- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Eliot Brinton, M.D.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Isadore Newman, Ph.D.
- Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA
Thomas B. Clarkson, D.V.M.
- Department of Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Michael Mendelsohn, M.D.
- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Rogerio A. Lobo, M.D.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Debra R. Judelson, M.D.
- Women's Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lila E. Nachtigall, M.D.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Christopher B. Heward, Ph.D.
- Research and Development, The Kronos Group, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Harvey Hecht, M.D.
- Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Vascular Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA
Michael R. Jaff, M.D.
- Kronos Longevity Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
S.Mitchell Harman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Kronos Longevity Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA