http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/07/18/hormones-part-two.aspxFor women with heart disease, HRT can temporarily raise the risk of heart attack and death. An earlier trial called the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study had shown that among women with heart disease, taking oral estrogen plus progestin elevatedenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)