Exogenous Testosterone Replacement Therapy Is Associated With Increased Risk For Arterial Graft Infections

Abstract

Prosthetic graft infections are a major source of morbidity following vascular bypass surgery. Recent urologic data suggests that hypogonadal men and low testosterone may infer an increased risk for infection of prosthetic implants. We designed this study to evaluate the relationship between hypogonadism, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and vascular graft infections.