Testosterone deficiency syndrome and cardiovascular health: An assessment of beliefs, knowledge and practice patterns of general practitioners and cardiologists in Victoria, BC - 0 views
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The vast majority (88%) did not screen cardiac patients for TDS.
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Testosterone deficiency has a prevalence of 7% in the general population, rising to 20% in elderly males
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Males with CAD have lower testosterone levels than those with normal coronary angiograms of the same age,5 suggesting that the prevalence of testosterone deficiency is much higher in the CAD population
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Startling study on the knowledge of Testosterone and cardiovascular disease in general practitioners and cardiologists in Canada. Eight-eight percent did not screen patients with cardiovascular disease for low Testosterone. A whopping 67% of physicians did not know that low T was a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, yet 62% believed Testosterone would increase exercise tolerance. The lack of knowledge displayed by physicians today is staggering and is an indictment of the governing bodies. This was a survey conducted in Canada so there are obvious limitations to the strength/conclusion of this study.