Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) show muscle mass wasting and decreased testosterone levels. Long-term testosterone supplementation improves walking distance and glucose metabolism of patients CHF. No studies have investigated the integrated effects of testosterone on exercise oxygen uptake muscle strength and glucose metabolism in patients with CHF regardless of the presence of hypogonadism.Aim: To assess the effect of a 12-week ...

Background: Testosterone administration (TA) can improve exercise capacity and glucose metabolism of males patients (pts) with chronic heart failure (CHF). It is not known whether testosterone supplementation benefits only CHF subjects with hypogonadism.Aim: To compare effects of TA in male pts with CHF with and without testosterone deficiency.Methods: Fifty-six males patients (median age 64.2±9.6), ejection fraction (EF) 36&#...

Background: Effects of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on glucose metabolism of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients (pts) without diabetes has not been assessed.Aim: Evaluate effects of an intensive CR program on glucose metabolism of no-diabetic CAD pts with.Methods: Sixty non-diabetic pts (M/F 53/7), age 71.2±9.2, were submitted to a 3 week CR program. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), HOMA index, six minute walking test (6...