Modest opposite associations of endogenous testosterone and oestradiol with left ventricular remodelling and function in healthy middle-aged men

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 6 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Ruige, J B ^a   Rietzschel, E R ^a   de Buyzere, M L ^a   Bekaert, S ^b   Segers, P ^b   de Bacquer, D ^b   de Backer, G ^b   Gillebert, T C ^a   Kaufman, J M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Left ventricular function; Oestradiol; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 81455141488     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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