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	INTRODUCTION
	TESTOSTERONE (T) AND CORONAARY ARTERY DISEASE
	Observational clinical studies
	Interventional clinical studies
	DEHYDROEPIAN- DROSTERONE (DHEA) AND CORONAY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)
	Observational Clinical Studies
	ANDROGENS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) - ANIMAL STUDIES
	Animal studies with T
	Animal studies with DHEA
	EFFECTS OF ANDROGENS ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
	Associations of endogenous T with cardiovascular risk factors
	Effects of exogenous T and DHEA on cardiovascular risk factors
	EFFECTS OF ANDROGENS ON THE FUNCTION OF VASCULAR CELLS
	Effects of androgens on vascular reactivity
	Effects of T on macrophage functions
	Effects of T on arterial smooth muscle function
	OESTROGEN AND CAD IN MEN
	CONCLUSIONS AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS