TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE THERAPY IN ONE HUNDRED CASES OF ANGINA PECTORIS

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IN PREVIOUS communications (3, 4), the beneficial effects of testosterone propionate therapy in 46 patients with angina pectoris have been reported. The present report is based on a series of 100 consecutive patients with angina pectoris who have received thisform of therapy. They have been followed over periods varying from several months to as long as five years. Care was exercised in the choice of patients. No patient was treated unless the diagnosisof angina pectoris was clearly established. This diagnosis was based on a history of typical attacks of substernal or precordial pain precipitated by exertion or emotion and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. In many of these patients, the pain radiated to one or both arms, shoulders, back or jaw. METHOD AND RESULTS One hundred patients with angina pectoris, 92 men and 8 women, ranging from 34 to 77 years in age, received testosterone propionate therapy.1 Ninety-one showed moderate to marked improvement, while 9 had no noticeable beneficial effects.

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