Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Is Associated with Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Observational Studies

Zhao, Jinsheng; Zhu, Shimiao; Sun, Libin; Meng, Fanzheng; Zhao, Lin; Zhao, Yusheng; Tian, Hao; Li, Ping; Niu, Yuanjie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107516

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Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Is Associated with Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Observational Studies

Published in PLoS ONE • Sep 29, 2014

Authors:

Jinsheng Zhao

Shimiao Zhu

Libin Sun

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus regarding whether androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cardiovascular mortality (CVM). The objective of this study was to determine the role of ADT for prostate cancer (PCa) in development of cardiovascular events (C...

Subject

Androgen deprivation therapy

Medicine

Prostate cancer

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