OR17-07 Retinol Binding Protein 4 Predicts Functional Vascular Disease in Early Postmenopausal Women

Introduction: The impact of gender on the development of cardiovascular disease has long been recognized. The potential effect of sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors on molecular mediators of oxidative stress has received limited attention and the results remain conflicting. Hypothesis: To assess the link between retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) and menopause-specific cardiovascular risk factors, on indices of early subclinical...