Testosterone therapy in women with heart failure: "why can't a woman be more like a man?"

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1317-1319

  Armstrong, Paul W ^a   Ezekowitz, Justin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Exercise capacity; Female; Insulin resistance; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77957370486     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.091     Document Type: Editorial

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