Effect of Testosterone Level on Mortality in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: Evrim ŞİMŞEK, S Kilic, HS Kemal, S Nalbantgil, Pelin ÖZTÜRK, Ilgın YILDIRIM ŞİMŞİR, Tahir YAĞDI, Çağatay ENGİN, Mustafa ÖZBARAN
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2019, vol 51, pp 3418-3423
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.07.028
Summary
Background and objectives. Testosterone deficiency is associated with mortality in patients with heart failure; however, its effects on patients undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation are unclear. We investigated the role of total testosterone (TT) and free testosterone (FT) levels on mortality undergoing LVAD implantation.