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Of the patients in the TRT group, 35% (20 of 57) experienced an improvement of ≥ 1 NYHA class in their functional capacity compared to only 9.8% of patients in the placebo group (5 of 51). Although T was shown to significantly improve exercise capacity, none of the studies found a significant change in LVEF, [git.anagora.org](https://git.anagora.org/garyjaynes0212) although NYHA class was shown to improve in two of the studies. Toma et al. performed a meta-analysis of these studies and discovered that there was a net pooled improvement of 0.52 standard deviations in exercise capacity among those who received TRT. [buy testosterone booster](https://git.gasshog.fr/twwnathaniel33) replacement therapy has been shown to significantly improve exercise capacity without affecting left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The authors also verified that the odds ratio for having hypogonadism was significantly higher in obese men, and there was a statistically significant negative correlation between total T level and BMI.15 Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has been shown to decrease fat mass. |
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