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%

All cardiovascular death · Post‐menopausal women without prior cardiovascular disease

Hormone therapy showed no clear difference in death (cardiovascular 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 0.81 [0.47, 1.4]
3 studies · 28353 participants
High

All cardiovascular death · Post‐menopausal women with pre‐exisiting cardiovascular disease

Hormone therapy showed no clear difference in death (cardiovascular 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 [0.78, 1.29]
6 studies · 5259 participants
High

Coronary heart disease (death from cardiovascular causes and non‐fatal myocardial infarction) · Post‐menopausal women

The intervention probably leads to lower coronary heart disease (death from cardiovascular causes and… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post‐menopausal women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.52 [0.29, 0.96]
4 studies · 8311 participants
Moderate

Coronary heart disease (death from cardiovascular causes and non‐fatal myocardial infarction) · Post‐menopausal women

The intervention showed no clear difference in coronary heart disease (death from cardiovascular causes and… (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post‐menopausal women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.96, 1.2]
12 studies · 23491 participants
High