Androgen deficiency in elderly men with systolic chronic heart failure

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 138-142

  Wang, Xiao Fei ^a   Wang, Jun Hua ^b   Li, Jiang Yuan ^c  

^a 306 HOSPITAL OF PLA   (China)

^b AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Free testosterone; Heart failure; Prognosis; Total testosterone

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ANDROGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79956283610     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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