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Metabolisches Syndrom und Hypogonadismus

Testosteron schützt das Diabetikerherz

Metabolic syndrome and hypogonadism. Testosteron may protect the heart in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Leidet Ihr Patient unter Stimmungsschwankungen und sexueller Unlust? Und ist bei ihm zusätzlich ein metabolisches Syndrom bekannt? Dann sollten Sie einen Hypogonadismus abklären und eine Testosteronsubsti­tution ins Auge fassen. Einer aktuellen Metaana­lyse zufolge profitieren adipöse Männer mit metabolischen Störungen von Testosteron im Hinblick auf ihr kardiovaskuläres Risiko.

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Schaaf, L. Testosteron schützt das Diabetikerherz. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 157, 65–68 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-015-3481-8

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