Body mass index and thrombogenic factors in newly menopausal women
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 14:28
in Health & Medicine
A study of a subset of women in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study 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.