#4 ESTRADIOL HIGHER IN MALE HEART ATTACK VICTIMS

#4 Estradiol higher in male heart attack victims/
This study compared blood levels of testosterone and estradiol in men suffering acute myocardial infarction ( heart attack) with those who had previously suffered a heart attack.
Sex hormones measured in patients presenting with acute heart attack, patients presenting with acute heart attack, patients with old heart attack, and patients with normal coronary arteries.
The results------- showed significantly higher levels of estradiol in both groups of heart attack patients compared with those without coronary disease. NUMEROUS PRIOR STUDIES, HEART ATTACK VICTIMS ALSO HAD DECREASED TESTOSTERONE LEVELS.


The study quoted from above is -------

Mohamed MJ, HAIRI A, Hader AA, Serum Levelsof sex Hormones Neuro Endocrinol lett.
2007 Apr; 28 (2) : 182-6.