| Serum estrogen levels in men with acute myocardial infarction. | |
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PMID: 7148879 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Serum estradiol and serum estrone levels were assessed in 29 men in 14 men in whom myocardial infarction was ruled out; in 12 men without apparent coronary heart disease but hospitalized in an intensive care unit; and in 28 men who were not hospitalized and who acted as control subjects. (The 12 men who were hospitalized but who did not have coronary heart disease were included to control for physical and emotional stress of a severe medical illness.) Ages ranged from 21 to 56 years. Age, height, and weight did not differ significantly among groups. Blood samples were obtained in the patient groups on each of the first three days of hospitalization. The serum estrone level was significantly elevated in all four patient groups when compared with that in the control group. Estrone level, then, did not differentiate patients with and without coronary heart disease. Serum estradiol levels were significantly elevated in the groups with myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and in the group in whom myocardial infarction was ruled out. However, estradiol levels were not significantly elevated in the group in the intensive care unit without coronary heart disease when compared to the level in the normal control group. Serum estradiol levels, then, were elevated in men with confirmed or suspected coronary heart disease but were not elevated in men without coronary heart disease even under the stressful conditions found in an intensive care unit. Serum estradiol levels were significantly and positively correlated (p less than 0.03) with serum total creatine phosphokinase levels in the patients with myocardial infarction. The five patients with myocardial infarction who died within 10 days of admission had markedly elevated serum estradiol levels. The potential significance of these serum estradiol elevations is discussed in terms of estradiol's ability to enhance adrenergic neural activity and the resultant increase in myocardial oxygen demand. |
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Authors:
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E L Klaiber; D M Broverman; C I Haffajee; J S Hochman; G M Sacks; J E Dalen |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of medicine Volume: 73 ISSN: 0002-9343 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Publication Date: 1982 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1983-01-19 Completed Date: 1983-01-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0267200 Medline TA: Am J Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 872-81 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adult Angina Pectoris, Variant / blood Estradiol / blood Estrogens / blood* Humans Intensive Care Units Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / blood* Stress, Psychological / blood |
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0/Estrogens; 50-28-2/Estradiol |
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