Cardiovascular disease and mortality after breast cancer in postmenopausal women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older postmenopausal women. The impact of postmenopausal breast cancer on CVD for older women is uncertain. We hypothesized that older postmenopausal women with breast cancer would be at a higher risk of CVD than simi...
Main Authors: | Na-Jin Park, Yuefang Chang, Catherine Bender, Yvette Conley, Rowan T Chlebowski, G J van Londen, Randi Foraker, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Marcia L Stefanick, Lewis H Kuller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5608205?pdf=render |
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