Context: Estrogen treatment of men with prostate cancer is associated with increased
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; however, the role of endogenous estrogen levels for …

Background—The burden of atherosclerosis especially afflicts the increasing older segment
of the population. Recent evidence has emphasized a protective role of endogenous sex …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether endogenous sex hormones (estradiol (E2), testosterone
(T), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)) are …

Abstract Context The Early vs Late Intervention Trial with Estradiol showed that hormone
therapy (HT) reduced progression of atherosclerosis when initiated in early but not in late …

Background: Postmenopausal hormone therapy has been examined extensively in relation
to cardiovascular disease. However, research relating serum levels of sex hormones to …

Context Reproductive hormones are important to the pathophysiology of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) in women. However, standard estradiol (E2) and testosterone (T) assays lack …

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: An inverse correlation between plasma testosterone levels
and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been reported in men. We investigated …

There is evidence showing an important role of estrogens in men's health. We aimed to
evaluate whether estradiol levels are associated with overall mortality and specific fatal …

Clarifying the relationship of sex hormones to preclinical atherosclerosis could illuminate
pathways by which androgens are associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. Our …

Background Despite evidence that estrogens may be involved in atherothrombosis, the role
of endogenous sex steroid hormones in ischemic arterial disease among postmenopausal …