Testosterone deficiency as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

MI Ullah, T Washington, M Kazi… - Hormone and …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Testosterone deficiency (TD) has become a frequently diagnosed condition in our current
society with an obesity epidemic. Men diagnosed with TD often have co-morbidities …

The complex and multifactorial relationship between testosterone deficiency (TD), obesity and vascular disease

AM Traish, M Zitzmann - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2015 - Springer
Testosterone deficiency (TD) is a well-established and recognized medical condition that
contributes to several co-morbidities, including metabolic syndrome, visceral obesity and …

Adverse health effects of testosterone deficiency (TD) in men

AM Traish - Steroids, 2014 - Elsevier
Testosterone and its metabolite, 5α-dihydrotestosterone are critical metabolic and vascular
hormones, which regulate a host of biochemical pathways including carbohydrate, lipid and …

Major cardiovascular disease risk in men with testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism): appraisal of short, medium and long-term testosterone therapy–a narrative …

AM Traish - Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Low testosterone (T) levels are associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome,
type 2 diabetes mellitus and altered lipid profiles, thus contributing to increased …

Testosterone therapy in men with testosterone deficiency: are the benefits and cardiovascular risks real or imagined?

AM Traish - American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
In the adult male, testosterone (T) deficiency (TD) also known as male hypogonadism, is a
well-established medical condition, which has been recognized for more than a century. T …

Testosterone deficiency, cardiac health, and older men

G Hackett, M Kirby, AJ Sinclair - International journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Low levels of testosterone are manifested by erectile dysfunction, reduced sexual desire,
and loss of morning erections with increasing numbers of men are being diagnosed and …

Testosterone replacement therapy and cardiovascular risk

T Gagliano-Jucá, S Basaria - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2019 - nature.com
Testosterone is the main male sex hormone and is essential for the maintenance of male
secondary sexual characteristics and fertility. Androgen deficiency in young men owing to …

Men with testosterone deficiency and a history of cardiovascular diseases benefit from long-term testosterone therapy: observational, real-life data from a registry study

A Haider, A Yassin, KS Haider, G Doros… - Vascular health and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background/objectives Long-term testosterone therapy (TTh) in men with hypogonadism
has been shown to improve all components of the metabolic syndrome. In this study, we …

Testosterone and cardiovascular disease–the controversy and the facts

A Morgentaler, A Feibus, N Baum - Postgraduate Medicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Since November 2013, there has been a flurry of articles written in the media touting the risk
of cardiovascular (CV) disease in men treated with testosterone, based on two recent …

Androgen therapy in men with testosterone deficiency: can testosterone reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease?

F Saad - Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidaemia, impaired coagulation profile
and chronic inflammation characterize cardiovascular risk factors in men. Adipose tissue is …