Type 2 diabetes frequently results from progressive failure of pancreatic β-cell function in
the presence of chronic insulin resistance. We tested whether chronic amelioration of insulin …

Background: Carotid arterial intima-media thickness is used as a noninvasive surrogate end
point to measure progression of atherosclerosis, but its relation to coronary events has not …

… Howard N Hodis , Howard N Hodis … Shalender Bhasin, Juan P Brito, Glenn R Cunningham,
Frances J Hayes, Howard N Hodis, Alvin M Matsumoto, Peter J Snyder, Ronald S Swerdloff, …

Associations have been found between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The contribution of air pollution to atherosclerosis that …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, who have a notable
increase in the risk for this disease after menopause and typically develop coronary heart …

Background Impaired glucose tolerance is associated with increased rates of cardiovascular
disease and conversion to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Interventions that may prevent or delay …

Background: Although observational studies suggest that estrogen replacement therapy (ERT)
reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women, use of …

Background Data suggest that estrogen-containing hormone therapy is associated with
beneficial effects with regard to cardiovascular disease when the therapy is initiated temporally …

Objective: To assess the effects of lipid-lowering therapy with lovastatin on coronary
angiographic findings in patients with coronary artery disease and to compare the findings with …

Background Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) reportedly increases the risk of cognitive
decline in women over age 65 y. It is unknown whether similar risks exist for recently …