References
- Deecher DC, Dorries K. Understanding the pathophysiology of vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats) that occur in perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause life stages. Arch Womens Ment Health 2007;10:247–57
- Freedman RR. Pathophysiology and treatment of menopausal hot flashes. Semin Reprod Med 2005;23:117–25
- Munzel T, Sinning C, Post F, Warnholtz A, Schulz E. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and prognostic implications of endothelial dysfunction. Ann Med 2008;40:180–96
- Luiking YC, Engelen MP, Deutz NE. Regulation of nitric oxide production in health and disease. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2010;13:97–104
- Ridker PM, Hennekens CH, Buring JE, Rifai N. C-reactive protein and other markers of inflammation in the prediction of cardiovascular disease in women. N Engl J Med 2000;342:836–43
- Koh KK. Can a healthy endothelium influence the cardiovascular effects of hormone replacement therapy? Int J Cardiol 2003;87:1–8
- Sloan JA, Loprinzi CL, Novotny PJ, Barton DL, Lavasseur BI, Windschitl H. Methodologic lessons learned from hot flash studies. J Clin Oncol 2001;19:4280–90
- Tuomikoski P, Ebert P, Groop PH, . Evidence for a role of hot flushes in vascular function in recently postmenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol 2009;113:902–8
- Tuomikoski P, Mikkola TS, Hämäläinen E, Tikkanen MJ, Turpeinen U, Ylikorkala O. Biochemical markers for cardiovascular disease in recently postmenopausal women with and without hot flashes. Menopause 2009;17:145–51
- Väisänen-Tommiska M, Nuutila M, Aittomäki K, Hiilesmaa V, Ylikorkala O. Nitric oxide metabolites in cervical fluid during pregnancy: Further evidence for the role of cervical nitric oxide in cervical ripening. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;188: 779–85
- Viinikka L. Nitric oxide as a challenge for the clinical chemistry laboratory. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1996;56:577–81
- Tsikas D. Analysis of nitrite and nitrate in biological fluids by assays based on the Griess reaction: appraisal of the Griess reaction in the L-arginine/nitric oxide area of research. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007;851:51–70
- Wilkinson IB, Hall IR, MacCallum H, . Pulse-wave analysis: clinical evaluation of a noninvasive, widely applicable method for assessing endothelial function. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002;22:147–52
- Mackenzie IS, Wilkinson IB, Cockcroft JR. Assessment of arterial stiffness in clinical practice. QJM 2002;95:67–74
- Gast GC, Grobbee DE, Pop VJ, . Menopausal complaints are associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Hypertension 2008;51:1492–8
- Thurston RC, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Everson-Rose SA, Hess R, Matthews KA. Hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease: findings from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation heart study. Circulation 2008;118:1234–40
- Bechlioulis A, Kalantaridou SN, Naka KK, . Endothelial function, but not carotid intima-media thickness, is associated with severity of hot flushes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010;95:1199–206
- Gupta P, Harte AL, da Silva NF, . Expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide, adrenomedullin, and receptor modifying proteins in human adipose tissue and alteration in their expression with menopause status. Menopause 2007;14: 1031–8
- Gast GC, Samsioe GN, Grobbee DE, Nilsson PM, van der Schouw YT. Vasomotor symptoms, estradiol levels and cardiovascular risk profile in women. Maturitas 2010;66:285–90
- Tuomikoski P, Ylikorkala O, Mikkola TS. Menopausal hot flushes and vascular health. Ann Med 2011;43:283–91