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[Assessment of possible correlations between endogenous androgens and the extent of coronary heart disease and left ventricle function].

Zakład Kardiologii Inwazyjnej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
Przegla̧d lekarski 02/2004; 61(8):876-9. pp.876-9
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ABSTRACT In men, androgens and especially testosterone are considered responsible for the much higher rate of coronary artery disease. The male gender is an independent coronary artery disease risk factor. An adverse correlation between endogenous testosterone levels and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis has been demonstrated in just one study. In our study, we investigated the associations between endogenous sex hormone levels and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis, ejection fraction of the left ventricle and coronary heart disease risk factors.

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Keywords

adverse correlation
 
associations
 
ejection fraction
 
endogenous sex hormone levels
 
endogenous testosterone levels
 
left ventricle
 
male gender
 
men
 
one study
 
responsible
 
testosterone
 

Sławomir Dobrzycki