Body Mass Index (BMI) and Thrombogenic Factors In Newly Menopausal Women

A study of a subset of women in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS), suggests that as BMI increases, so do platelet reactivity and thrombogenic microvesicles and activated protein C in the blood--all of which contribute to the formation of atherothrombosis and associated cardiovascular events.

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