Short- and long-term effects of growth hormone on the heart

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-394

  Pérez Berbel, Patricio ^a   Climent, Vicente E ^a   Picó, Antonio ^a   Marín, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Growth hormone; Heart

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749178387     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.069     Document Type: Article

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