Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Heart

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 25%High 3 · 75%

Death (all‐causes) · Post‐menopausal women without prior cardiovascular disease

Hormone therapy showed no clear difference in death (all‐causes) compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post‐menopausal women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.89, 1.12]
8 studies · 34422 participants
High

Death (all‐causes) · Post‐menopausal women with pre‐exisiting cardiovascular disease

Hormone therapy showed no clear difference in death (all‐causes) compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post‐menopausal women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.87, 1.24]
7 studies · 5445 participants
High

Death (all‐causes) · Post‐menopausal women

The intervention probably leads to lower death (all‐causes) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post‐menopausal women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.7 [0.52, 0.95]
5 studies · 9088 participants
Moderate

Death (all‐causes) · Post‐menopausal women

The intervention showed no clear difference in death (all‐causes) (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post‐menopausal women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.06 [0.95, 1.18]
12 studies · 27750 participants
High