Why men's hearts break: cardiovascular effects of sex steroids.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am
; 36(2): 365-77, 2007 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-17543724
ABSTRACT
Coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality differs in men and women, leading to the speculation that differences in sex steroids contribute to risk. Controlled clinical trials have shown that estrogen replacement is not cardioprotective in certain women, and recent cross-sectional studies associate low testosterone with a greater incidence of CAD in men. Testosterone has demonstrated effects on insulin resistance, obesity, myocardium, coagulation, inflammation, vasodilation, and endothelial function. Imbalance of sex steroids contributes to adverse cardiac effects in men.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos