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Effects of reproductive period duration and number of pregnancies on midlife ECG indices: a secondary analysis from the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Trial.

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Abstract
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Pregnancy, menses and menopause are related to fluctuations in endogenous sex hormones in women, which cumulatively may alter cardiac electrical conduction. Therefore, we sought to study the association between number of pregnancies and reproductive period duration (RD, time from menarche to menopause) with ECG intervals in the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Trials.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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BMJ open
Volume
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8
Issue
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8
Number of Pages
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e019129
Date Published
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2018
DOI
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10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019129
Short Title
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BMJ Open
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