Publications by authors named "Hilton de Almeida Franco"
Assessment of hypercoagulability markers and lipid levels in postmenopausal women undergoing either oral or transdermal hormone replacement therapy.
Daniela Amorim Melgaço Guimarães Maria das Graças Carvalho Jarbas Cardoso Marinez de Oliveira Sousa Romerson Martins Franco Hilton de Almeida Franco
J Thromb Thrombolysis
February 2009
Background: This study investigated the effect of either oral or transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on haemostatic, fibrinolytic and lipid profiles in a group of Brazilian women 3 months after beginning treatment by comparing these results with those obtained immediately before HRT.
Methods: Plasma levels of TAT, DDi, F1+2, PC, PS, AT, PAI-1 and serum lipids were determined in blood samples collected from 24 women undergoing oral HRT and from 11 women undergoing transdermal HRT.
Results: Significant increases in DDi and F1+2 plasma levels were observed after 3 months of oral HRT, while PS levels decreased.