The influence of growth hormone therapy on ultrasound myocardial tissue characterization in patients with childhood onset GH deficiency

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-263

  Minczykowski, Andrzej ^a   Gryczynska, Maria ^a   Ziemnicka, Katarzyna ^a   Sowinski, Jerzy ^a   Wysocki, Henryk ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Growth hormone deficiency; Myocardial tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 18344374498     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.03.036     Document Type: Article

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