Testosterone, Independent Risk Factor for Heart Disease

From: Alfredo E. (alfredoe_at_epm.net.co)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: 24 Aug 2004 08:56:28 -0700

Please, find enclosed some interesting paragraphs of the latest Life
Extension Magazine editorial, regarding testosterone and heart
disease:

Testosterone, Independent Risk Factor for Heart Disease.
The surprising finding from this new study is that blood pressure,
cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and body mass index may not be the
major predictors of degree of coronary artery blockage. Instead, the
three independent risk factors that predicted the severity of coronary
artery occlusion were age, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and free
testosterone. In this instance, "independent risk factor" means that
if you did everything else recommended to protect your heart, you
would still be at greater risk for serious coronary artery blockage if
you had low testosterone and low HDL.
In this study, aged men with low free testosterone and low HDL showed
more severe coronary blockage, leading the doctors to conclude:
"These findings, together with the findings of previous studies from
other laboratories, raise the possibility that in men selected for
coronary arteriography, age, HDL, and free testosterone may be
stronger predictors of degree of coronary artery disease than are
blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and body mass index
(BMI)."1
The unexpected finding in this study was that low free testosterone is
also an independent predictor of the degree of coronary artery disease
in men

Millions of Needless Heart Attacks
It is remarkable how ignorant physicians remain about the lifesaving
benefits of testosterone replacement therapy. An overwhelming volume
of data shows that higher levels of testosterone protect against
disorders as diverse as Alzheimer's dementia, type II diabetes,
abdominal obesity, osteoporosis, muscle wasting, depression, cognitive
decline, loss of libido, inability to achieve erection,
inflammatory-related syndromes, and a range of cardiovascular diseases
Of particular interest is the ability of testosterone and other
hormone replacement therapies to lower cholesterol levels.27-29
Doctors are prescribing side-effect-prone statin drugs, when for many
patients, testosterone enhancement would reduce cholesterol and
possibly C-reactive protein.(?) The failure of doctors to recognize
the critical importance of aging men maintaining youthful testosterone
levels has resulted in millions of needless heart attacks.
Do not wait for your doctor to discover the incredible value of
testosterone replacement therapy. You may not live that long! Please
check your blood for free testosterone, PSA, and other hormones such
as estradiol, and then follow our protocols to re-establish your
levels to those of a healthy 21-year-old. Most people are pleasantly
surprised to find how much better they feel when these critical
hormones are restored.

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