Relationship between serum estrogen levels and blood stasis syndrome in postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease

Authors

  • Xin Liu
  • Chunyu Guo
  • Xiaojuan Ma
  • Rui Tian
  • Ying Zhang
  • Huijun Yin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.5490

Keywords:

Coronary Heart Disease, Blood stasis syndrome, Postmenopausal woman, estrogen, ICAM-1.

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the difference of serum estrogen, serum lipids and inflammatory factors levels in postmenopausal women with coronary heart blood stasis syndrome and non-blood stasis syndrome.

Methods: Twenty five healthy postmenopausal women were selected as a healthy control group who were compared with 43 postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease (CHD) first visiting a doctor for the CHD. Among the postmenopausal women with CHD, There were 23 patients with blood stasis syndrome (BSS) and 20 patients with non-blood stasis syndrome (NBSS). The levels of plasma triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol(TC) were determined in blood samples taken after patients

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Published

2014-11-24

How to Cite

Liu, X., Guo, C., Ma, X., Tian, R., Zhang, Y., & Yin, H. (2014). Relationship between serum estrogen levels and blood stasis syndrome in postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.5490

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2015): January – February 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles