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Increased Carotid Atherosclerosis in Andropausal Middle-Aged Men

Juuso Mäkinen, MD^_*,, Mikko J. Järvisalo, MD, PhD^_*,,,, Pasi Pöllänen, MD, PhD^,||, Antti Perheentupa, MD, PhD^,#, Kerttu Irjala, MD, PhD^¶, Markku Koskenvuo, MD, PhD^_**, Juha Mäkinen, MD, PhD, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, MD, PhD^#, and Olli T. Raitakari, MD, PhD^,,_*

^_* Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
PET Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
^|| Department of Anatomy, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
^¶ Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
^# Department of Physiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
^_** Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Department of Internal Medicine, Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori, Finland
Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Correlation between serum T and maximum intima-media thickness of the carotid bulb in 236 middle-aged men.

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Correlation between serum luteinizing hormone (LH) and maximum intima-media thickness of the carotid bulb in 236 middle-aged men.