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Effect of oestrogens on postexercise electrocardiogram.

M D Jaffe

    British Heart Journal
    |December 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Estrogen therapy, including combined estrogen-progestogen treatments, worsened exercise-induced electrocardiogram abnormalities in patients with pre-existing conditions. These changes reversed after discontinuing estrogen, suggesting increased coronary artery tone.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cardiology
    • Endocrinology
    • Pharmacology

    Background:

    • Exercise-induced ST segment abnormalities indicate underlying cardiac issues.
    • Estrogen therapy is used for various conditions, but its cardiovascular effects require careful consideration.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of three different estrogen treatments on post-exercise electrocardiograms (ECGs) in individuals with prior ST segment abnormalities.
    • To explore the potential mechanism behind observed ECG changes and their clinical implications.

    Main Methods:

    • A study involving 33 men and 18 women with pre-existing exercise-induced ST segment abnormalities.
    • Comparison of pre-treatment and post-treatment (2 weeks) exercise ECGs following administration of conjugated estrogens, stilboestrol, or an estrogen-progestogen combination.

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  • Assessment of ECG changes in a separate group of 10 subjects with normal exercise tests after conjugated estrogen treatment.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant worsening of ST segment abnormalities was observed in 90% of subjects on conjugated estrogens, 89% on stilboestrol, and 92% on the estrogen-progestogen combination.
    • ST segment abnormalities returned to baseline within 6 weeks of treatment cessation.
    • Conjugated estrogen treatment did not alter exercise ECGs in subjects with initially normal tests.

    Conclusions:

    • Estrogen therapy, including combined formulations, exacerbates exercise-induced ST segment abnormalities in susceptible individuals.
    • The findings support the hypothesis of estrogen-induced increases in coronary artery smooth muscle tone.
    • This mechanism may explain the increased risk of myocardial and cerebral infarction associated with estrogen use.