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SUBMITTER: Shores MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4169352 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shores Molly M MM Arnold Alice M AM Biggs Mary L ML Longstreth W T WT Smith Nicholas L NL Kizer Jorge R JR Cappola Anne R AR Hirsch Calvin H CH Marck Brett T BT Matsumoto Alvin M AM
Clinical endocrinology 20140505 5
<h4>Objective</h4>Ischaemic stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly men. Our main objective was to examine whether testosterone (T) or dihydrotestosterone (DHT) was associated with incident ischaemic stroke in elderly men.<h4>Design</h4>Cohort study.<h4>Participants</h4>Elderly men in the Cardiovascular Health Study who had no history of stroke, heart disease or prostate cancer as of 1994 and were followed until December 2010.<h4>Measurements</h4>Adjudicated ischaemic strok ...[more]