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From: The benefits and risks of menopause hormone therapy for the cardiovascular system in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fig. 4

Positive effects and negative effects of MHT on postmenopausal women. MHT can induce stroke and cardiovascular events by increasing the concentration of fibrinogen in serum and activating coagulation factors, and partially counteract the positive effects of MHT (improvement of arterial vascular tension and concentrations of LDL and TG in serum), which may be one of the reasons for the above contradictory results

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