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Sex hormone and gender difference--role of testosterone on male predominance in Brugada syndrome.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Apr 2007
Shimizu Wataru, Matsuo Kiyotaka, Kokubo Yoshihiro, Satomi Kazuhiro, Kurita Takashi, Noda Takashi, Nagaya Noritoshi, Suyama Kazuhiro, Aihara Naohiko, Kamakura Shiro, Inamoto Nozomu, Akahoshi Masazumi, Tomoike Hitonobu
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The clinical phenotype is 8 to 10 times more prevalent in males than in females in patients with Brugada syndrome. Brugada syndrome has been reported to be thinner than asymptomatic normal controls. We tested the hypothesis that higher testosterone level associated with lower visceral fat may relate to Brugada phenotype and male predominance. METHODS AND RESULTS: We measured body-mass index (BMI),...
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