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Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
On-line version ISSN 2304-5132
Abstract
ROMERO GALVAN, Edgardo. Endothelium modifications in the climacteric woman. Rev. peru. ginecol. obstet. [online]. 2018, vol.64, n.1, pp.31-37. ISSN 2304-5132.
The endothelium is the largest vascular endocrine organ protected in women by estrogens and mediated through nitric oxide, a potent vasodilator. The woman is protected from atherothrombosis until the menopause. At the beginning of the climacteric this protection is lost and endothelial dysfunction leads to cardiac and brain vascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, which increase the vascular damage and the risk of heart attack.
Keywords : Endothelium; Endothelial dysfunction; Climacteric.