Testosterone deficiency reduces the effects of late cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction in rats.

Testosterone deficiency reduces the effects of late cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction in rats.

Testosterone is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. This study evaluated cardiac remodeling 60 days after myocardial infarction (MI) in rats with testosterone deficiency. One week after castration, the animals underwent myocardial infarction. Rats were divided into four grou...

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Main Authors: Rafaela de Araujo Fernandes Corrêa, Rogério Faustino Ribeiro Júnior, Sara Bianca Oliveira Mendes, Priscila Mendonça Dos Santos, Miracle Vitória Albino da Silva, Daniel Ferron Silva, Igor Peixoto Biral, Priscila Rossi de Batista, Dalton Valentim Vassallo, Athelson Stefanon Bittencourt, Ivanita Stefanon, Aurélia Araújo Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213351

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213351

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