Endogenous Sex Hormone Levels and Myocardial Fibrosis in Men and Postmenopausal Women

CONCLUSIONS: Among older men, SH imbalances at initial evaluation were independently associated with CMR defined IMF and replacement fibrosis, respectively; while increasing total testosterone in middle-aged PMW was associated with lesser marker of IMF. (JACC Adv 2023;2:100320) Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation.PMID:37691970 | PMC:PMC10489298 | DOI:10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100320

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Omar Chehab Mahsima Shabani Vinithra Varadarajan Collin O Wu Karol E Watson Joseph Yeboah Wendy S Post Bharath Ambale-Venkatesh David A Bluemke Erin Michos Jo ão A C Lima Source Type: research