Role of growth hormone in chronic heart failure: Therapeutic implications

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 732-738

  Volterrani, M ^a   Giustina, A ^a   Manelli, F ^a   Cicoira, M A ^a   Lorusso, R ^a   Giordano, A ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Growth hormone

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE;

EID: 0033636852     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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