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G Mercuro1, A Podda, L Pitzalis, S Zoncu, M Mascia, G B Melis, G M Rosano.
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We studied heart rate variability in 14 healthy women before and after oophorectomy compared with 14 matched women who underwent hysterectomy with ovarian conservation. Surgical menopause induced a decline in cardiac vagal modulation with a shift toward sympathetic hyperactivity. Recovery of the baseline condition after 3 months of estrogen replacement therapy in oophorectomized women suggests a role of estrogen in the autonomic nervous control of the cardiovascular system.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 12000064 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00865-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778