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A Tumultuous Course of Exogenous Testosterone by a Bodybuilder Causing a Catastrophic Hypercoagulable State in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Joint Authors
Lee, Kevin
Toraby, Sophia
Cotterman, Robert
Oriowo, Babatunde
Fish, John
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Present literature demonstrates an equivocal relationship between testosterone and thrombogenicity.
Herein, we describe a case in which a patient used an unspecified amount and duration of exogenous testosterone injections, subsequently developing thrombotic events in his: right radial artery, right iliac artery, superficial femoral artery, splenic artery and a bilateral lower lobe pulmonary embolism.
As a result, clinicians should consider exogenous testosterone use as a potential risk factor when the etiology of a patient’s thrombotic events are not clear.
We also completed a literature review of the molecular mechanisms in which testosterone can increase the clot burden through an increases human platelet thromboxane A2 receptor density and an increase in erythropoiesis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Kevin& Toraby, Sophia& Cotterman, Robert& Oriowo, Babatunde& Fish, John. 2019. A Tumultuous Course of Exogenous Testosterone by a Bodybuilder Causing a Catastrophic Hypercoagulable State in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145537
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Kevin…[et al.]. A Tumultuous Course of Exogenous Testosterone by a Bodybuilder Causing a Catastrophic Hypercoagulable State in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145537
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Kevin& Toraby, Sophia& Cotterman, Robert& Oriowo, Babatunde& Fish, John. A Tumultuous Course of Exogenous Testosterone by a Bodybuilder Causing a Catastrophic Hypercoagulable State in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145537
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145537