October 2019 in “European heart journal” This study found that androgen deprivation therapy is associated with an increased risk of acquired long-QT syndrome and Torsades de Pointes, particularly highlighting enzalutamide's greater association with sudden death compared to other therapies.
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August 2019 in “Circulation” This study found that men receiving enzalutamide and other androgen-deprivation therapies may be at increased risk for QT prolongation and torsades de pointes.
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June 2005 in “Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology” This article reviews the therapeutic potential of potassium channel openers for various conditions related to metabolic distress but does not report new clinical results; it emphasizes the need for further research.
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November 2013 in “PLoS ONE” This study demonstrates that locally synthesized estrogen and androgen neurosteroids play opposite roles in long-term synaptic changes in male rats' medial vestibular nucleus, with testosterone-dihydrotestosterone mediating long-term depression and 17β-estradiol mediating long-term potentiation.
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April 2002 in “The Lancet” This study found that off-pump coronary surgery significantly reduces in-hospital morbidity compared to on-pump surgery without affecting midterm outcomes in the first 1-3 years after the procedure.