Oestrogen did not prevent death or non-fatal stroke in postmenopausal women with ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack
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Estrogen did not prevent death or nonfatal stroke in postmenopausal women with ischemic stroke or TIA.
P a t i e n t s 664 postmenopausal women who were > 44 years of age (mean age 71 y, 84% nonHispanic white) and had had a qualifying ischemic stroke or TIA within the previous 90 days. Exclusion criteria included ischemic stroke or TIA that was disabling or had occurred while the patient was taking estrogen, and a history of breast or endometrial cancer. All patients were included in the analysis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1356-5524
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.7.3.90