Use of oral contraceptives and arterial stiffness

Stacey S. Hickson, Ian B. Wilkinson, Carmel M. McEniery
In: Journal of Hypertension · 2011 · vol. 29(10) , pp. 2044–2045 · doi:10.1097/hjh.0b013e32834b625a · W1966677665
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This study investigated the relationship between oral contraceptive use and arterial stiffness, finding that short-term use of combined oral contraceptives in healthy young women did not significantly alter central or peripheral arterial stiffness.

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Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Correspondence to Dr Carmel M. McEniery, PhD, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK Tel: +44 1223 217564; e-mail: [email protected]

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