Adults with childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency: Effects of growth hormone treatment on cardiac structure

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 241, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 515-520

  Sartorio, A ^a   Ferrero, S ^a   Conti, A ^a   Bragato, R ^b   Malfatto, G ^b   Leonetti, G ^b   Faglia, G ^c  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b HS Raffaele   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Cardiac structure; Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Growth hormone therapy

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LEVODOPA; PROPRANOLOL; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THICKNESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030789755     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1997.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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