Testosterone therapy during exercise rehabilitation in male patients with chronic heart failure who have low testosterone status: A double-blind randomized controlled feasibility study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 893-901

  Stout, Martin ^a   Tew, Garry A ^b   Doll, Helen ^c   Zwierska, Irena ^d   Woodroofe, Nicola ^b   Channer, Kevin S ^e   Saxton, John M ^f  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAND GRIP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 12; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROGENS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870297827     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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