Testosterone Deficiency Increases Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates in Male Patients with Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Marcelo Rodrigues dos Santos,
Ana Luiza C. Sayegh,
Raphaela V. Groehs,
Guilherme Wesley Peixoto da Fonseca,
Ivani C. Trombetta,
Antônio Carlos Pereira Barretto,
Marco A. Arap,
Carlos Eduardo Negrão,
Holly R. Middlekauff,
MariaJanieire de Nazaré Nunes Alves
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20150078
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , testosterone (patch) , heart failure , microneurography , ejection fraction , confidence interval , heart rate , cardiology , endocrinology , blood pressure , baroreflex
Testosterone deficiency in patients with heart failure (HF) is associated with decreased exercise capacity and mortality; however, its impact on hospital readmission rate is uncertain. Furthermore, the relationship between testosterone deficiency and sympathetic activation is unknown.
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