#3 ESTRADIOL, CAROTID ARTERY, STROKE.

To evaluate the arterial system you must measure the inner and medial wall of the carotid artery using a ultrasound test. In a 2006 study published, blood levels of estradiol were measured in 313 men average age 58. Carotid artery intima- media thickness measured at baseline and then three years lateer. Men with higher levels of estradiol suffered a worsening thickening of their carotid artery wall. Researchers concluded " circulating estradiol is a predictor of progession of carotid artery intima - media thickness in middle age men">


Kindky nite the study that proposed this ---------------------

Tivesten A, Hulthe J, Wallenfeldt K, et al. Circulating estradiol is an independent predictor of progression of carotid artery intima- media thickness in middle - aged men.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Nov; 91 ( 11) : 4433-7.

This study of middle - aged men based on findings that treatment of men with Prostate Cancer using orally ingested estrogen drugs is associated with increased cardiovascular events and deaths. Ultrasound measurements of carotid artery wall provides an accurate prognostic indicator of arterial disease.
Findings of this study show progression of carotid artery intima - media thickness in men with higher estradiol levels. Greater Carotid artery intima- media thickness sharply correlates with increased risks of heart disease and stroke.