Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone, and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in the Cardiovascular Health Study
Author(s) -
Molly M. Shores,
Mary L. Biggs,
Alice M. Arnold,
Nicholas L. Smith,
W. T. Longstreth,
Jorge R. Kizer,
Calvin H. Hirsch,
Anne Rentoumis Cappola,
Alvin M. Matsumoto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-3576
Subject(s) - medicine , testosterone (patch) , cohort study , cohort , cardiovascular health , dihydrotestosterone , proportional hazards model , disease , androgen , demography , hormone , sociology
Low testosterone (T) is associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. DHT, a more potent androgen, may also be associated with CVD and mortality, but few studies have examined this.
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