Original articleNormalization of Testosterone Levels After Testosterone Replacement Therapy Is Not Associated With Reduced Myocardial Infarction in Smokers
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
BMI
body mass index
DM
diabetes mellitus
CAD
coronary artery disease
CDW
Corporate Data Warehouse
CHF
congestive heart failure
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CS
current smoking
CV
cardiovascular
CVD
cardiovascular disease
HR
hazard ratio
ICD-9
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision
IPTW
inverse probability of treatment weights
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
MI
myocardial infarction
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
TRT
testosterone replacement therapy
TT
total testosterone
VA
Veterans Administration
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
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Grant Support: The study was supported by the Midwest Biomedical Research Foundation, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. M.S. was supported by grant VA BX001037 from the Veterans Affairs Merit Review, Office of Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and through grant RO1DK1074901 from the National Institutes of Health/the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Potential Competing Interests: The authors report no competing interests.
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