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Myocardial infarction, androgen and the skin
Author(s) -
HALIM M.M.,
MEYRICK GAY,
JEANS W.D.,
MURPHY D.,
BURTON J.L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1978.tb07334.x
Subject(s) - myocardial infarction , medicine , androgen , cardiology , dermatology , hormone
SUMMARY Various indices of masculinity were compared in 48 men who had recovered from myocardial infarction and in their age‐matched controls. We found little evidence to support the idea that myocardial infarction is related to increased androgenic stimulation. The patients with myocardial infarction had no increase in plasma testosterone, muscle thickness, sebum excretion rate, maximal sweat secretion rate, male pattern alopecia or density of terminal body hair, but as a group they had a slight increase in skin and bone thickness compared with the controls.