Objective: There is limited data on the assessment of relationship between sex hormones, metabolic syndrome (MS) and inflammation. Therefore, our objective was to examine the relationship between metabolic syndrome, ...

Objective: The objectives of the study were to assess (1) if serum levels of testosterone differ between men with and those without ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and (2) to determine the association of testosterone ...

Introduction: The age-standardized death rate of coronary heart disease has shown a downward trend in many developed countries while an upward trend has been seen in developing countries with demographic changes, urbanization, ...

Objective: Fluctuations of serum testosterone after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are infrequently reported. This study was done to determine the optimal time point for blood sampling for testosterone levels after ACS and ...

Introduction: Obesity is a significant risk factor for ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Asians who are not overweight or obese tend to have IHD and develop metabolic derangements in their early life. We investigated the ...

Objective: Recent studies have shown that low endogenous testosterone in men is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and diabetes mellitus. This ...

Among the chronic diseases which occur with advancing age, chronic heart failure (CHF) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In patients with nonedematous cachetic heart failure, the ...