Regression of cardiac abnormalities after replacement therapy in Addison's disease

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 425-428

  Fallo, F ^a   Betterle, C ^a   Budano, S ^b   Lupia, M ^b   Boscaro, M ^a   Sonino, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Padova Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE ACETATE; FLUDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; COSYNTROPIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0033020975     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400425     Document Type: Article

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