Relationship Between Plasma Sex Hormones and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

January 1986 in “ Journal of Steroid Biochemistry ”

Shinya Kishida, Susumu Miyabo, Yuichi Yamamura

plasma sex hormones coronary artery disease coronary atherosclerosis index stenosis lipoprotein levels LDL-cholesterol LDL-triglyceride LDL-phospholipid IDL-cholesterol LDL-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio blood glucose levels oral glucose tolerance test plasma testosterone IDL cholesterol VLDL cholesterol plasma estrogens estradiol estrone hyperestrogenemia coronary heart disease selective coronary angiography testosterone estrogen cholesterol glucose

Studysummary Lower testosterone levels in men may be linked to a higher risk of severe coronary artery disease.

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