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Testosterone Replacement and Cardiovascular Safety: No Straight and Narrow!
The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in the number of men treated for hypogonadism with the expectation of symptomatic benefit. However, the long-term cardiovascular safety of testosterone replacement remains unknown because retrospective studies of testosterone replacement have been incon...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Libertas Academica
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25983562 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S23395 |
| Sumario: | The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in the number of men treated for hypogonadism with the expectation of symptomatic benefit. However, the long-term cardiovascular safety of testosterone replacement remains unknown because retrospective studies of testosterone replacement have been inconsistent, and definitive, prospective, randomized studies are lacking. The purpose of this review is to critically appraise the studies on testosterone replacement and cardiovascular outcomes. |
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