Effects of Testosterone Administration for 3 Years on Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression in Older Men With Low or Low-Normal Testosterone Levels

Basaria, Shehzad; Mitchell Harman, S.; G. Travison, Thomas; N. Hodis, Howard; D. Tsitouras, Panayiotis; J. Budoff, Matthew; M. Pencina, Karol; A. Vita, Joseph; Dzekov, Connie; A. Mazer, Norman; D. Coviello, Andrea; E. Knapp, Philip; Hally, Kathleen; Pinjić, Emma; Yan, Mingzhu; W. Storer, Thomas; Bhasin, Shalender

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.8881

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Effects of Testosterone Administration for 3 Years on Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression in Older Men With Low or Low-Normal Testosterone Levels

Published in JAMA • Aug 11, 2015

Authors:

Shehzad Basaria

S. Mitchell Harman

Thomas G. Travison

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Testosterone use in older men is increasing, but its long-term effects on progression of atherosclerosis are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of testosterone administration on subclinical atherosclerosis progression in older men with low or low-normal testosterone levels. DESI...

Subject

Medicine

Testosterone (patch)

Placebo

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