Androgens and atrial fibrillation: Friends or foes?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-367

  Liu, Tong ^a,b   Shehata, Michael ^a   Li, Guangping ^b   Wang, Xunzhang ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SECOND HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgens; Atrial fibrillation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650033893     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.039     Document Type: Article

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