High levels of testosterone may increase the risk of developing heart problems such as blood clots and heart failure in men, reveals a new study.

‘High levels of testosterone could play a significant role in the development of heart problems such as blood clots and heart failure in men.’
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The study, led by City University of New York researchers, aimed to determine whether endogenous testosterone has a causal role in blood clots (thromboembolism), heart failure and heart attack (myocardial infarction). Read More..





They found endogenous testosterone was positively associated with thromboembolism, heart failure, and myocardial infarction in men.
The findings can also have implications for men who take testosterone supplements to boost energy levels and sex drive, said Mary Schooling, Professor at the varsity.
Endogenous testosterone can be controlled with existing treatments and could be a modifiable risk factor for thromboembolism and heart failure, she noted.
"We need to be thinking of new directions for reducing heart disease and this is one way of doing it," Schooling was quoted as saying to The Guardian.
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"To protect men we should be looking at treatments and lifestyles which are more on the side of keeping testosterone lower rather than higher," she said.
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The associations were found less obvious in women.
Source-IANS