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Low serum testosterone, arterial stiffness and mortality in male haemodialysis patients

2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 26; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfq847

1460-2385

John Kyriazis, Ioannis Tzanakis, Kostas Stylianou, Irene Katsipi, Demitrios Moisiadis, Antonia Papadaki, Vasiliki Mavroeidi, Stella Kagia, N Karkavitsas, Eugene Daphnis,

Ovarian function and disorders

Background. In the general population, accumulating data support a link between low testosterone levels and mortality by all causes, but especially by cardiovascular disease (CVD). Also, accelerated arterial stiffness has been recognized as an important cardiovascular risk factor. Here, we explored the association between testosterone levels and risk of death in male haemodialysis (HD) patients, whose arterial system is characterized by generalized stiffening.