Fatma Dilek Dellal, Mutlu Niyazoğlu, Tam, Fatma Dilek DELLAL, Mutlu NİYAZOĞLU, Tamer ÇEVİKER, Süheyla GÖRAR, Ertuğrul TAŞAN

Evaluation of Androgen Levels in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Objectives: To determine plasma levels of free Testosterone (fT) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) in male patients with acute coronary syndrome. Methods: We checked the serum fT and DHEA-S levels of 30 healty male subjects and 64 male patients with acute coronary syndrome whose coronary artery diseases were confirmed by coronary angiography. Results: We observed no difference between two groups on the level of fT while DHEA-S level was significantly lower (p = 0.01). No correlation had existed between lipid parameters and levels of fT and DHEA-S. Conclusion: More comprehensive studies are needed about whether lower levels of DHEAS in patients are contributed to acute coronary syndrome or are the effect of disease.

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