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Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 791765, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/791765
Research Article

Does the Serum Testosterone Level Have a Relation to Coronary Artery Disease in Elderly Men?

Mohamed A. Helaly,1 Eid Daoud,2 and Noha El-Mashad3

1Department of Internal Medicine, Specialized Medical Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, B.O. Pox 35516, Al-Gomhoria Street, Mansoura, Egypt
2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, B.O. Pox 35516, Mansoura, Egypt
3Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, B.O. Pox 35516, Mansoura, Egypt

Received 4 January 2011; Revised 12 March 2011; Accepted 19 March 2011

Academic Editor: Fulvio Lauretani

Copyright © 2011 Mohamed A. Helaly et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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