Estrogen, HDL, and Coronary Heart Disease in Women

Summary

To clarify the effects of estrogen, with or without progestin, on high density lipoprotein (HDL) in postmenopausal women.

Timeline

Start

2004-03

Primary completion

2007-02

Completion

2007-02

Publications

• Background Herrington DM, Reboussin DM, Brosnihan KB, Sharp PC, Shumaker SA, Snyder TE, Furberg CD, Kowalchuk GJ, Stuckey TD, Rogers WJ, Givens DH, Waters D. Effects of estrogen replacement on the progression of coronary-artery atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2000 Aug 24;343(8):522-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200008243430801.
• Results Lamon-Fava S, Herrington DM, Reboussin DM, Sherman M, Horvath K, Schaefer EJ, Asztalos BF. Changes in remnant and high-density lipoproteins associated with hormone therapy and progression of coronary artery disease in postmenopausal women. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jul;205(1):325-30. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.020. Epub 2008 Dec 24.
• Results Lamon-Fava S, Herrington DM, Reboussin DM, Sherman M, Horvath KV, Cupples LA, White C, Demissie S, Schaefer EJ, Asztalos BF. Plasma levels of HDL subpopulations and remnant lipoproteins predict the extent of angiographically-defined coronary artery disease in postmenopausal women. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Mar;28(3):575-9. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.157123. Epub 2008 Jan 3.
• Results Lamon-Fava S, Asztalos BF, Howard TD, Reboussin DM, Horvath KV, Schaefer EJ, Herrington DM. Association of polymorphisms in genes involved in lipoprotein metabolism with plasma concentrations of remnant lipoproteins and HDL subpopulations before and after hormone therapy in postmenopausal women. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2010 Feb;72(2):169-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03644.x. Epub 2009 May 29.
• Results Lamon-Fava S, Herrington DM, Horvath KV, Schaefer EJ, Asztalos BF. Effect of hormone replacement therapy on plasma lipoprotein levels and coronary atherosclerosis progression in postmenopausal women according to type 2 diabetes mellitus status. Metabolism. 2010 Dec;59(12):1794-800. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2010.05.012. Epub 2010 Jun 26.

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