Association of Testosterone Replacement With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Men With Androgen Deficiency

2017168 citationsJournal Article

Authors

T. Craig Cheetham

Jaejin An · Western University of Health Sciences

Steven J. Jacobsen

Fang Niu · Kaiser Permanente

Stephen Sidney · Kaiser Permanente

Charles P. Quesenberry · Kaiser Permanente

Stephen K. VanDenEeden · Kaiser Permanente

Abstract

Among men with androgen deficiency, dispensed testosterone prescriptions were associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes over a median follow-up of 3.4 years.

Topics & Keywords

Hormonal and reproductive studies Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Internal Medicine

Volume 177, Issue 4, pp. 491-491

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9546

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