Left ventricular dysfunction in Klinefelter syndrome is associated to insulin resistance, abdominal adiposity and hypogonadism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 785-791

  Andersen, N H ^a   Bojesen, A ^a,b   Kristensen, K ^a   Birkebaek, N H ^a   Fedder, J ^c   Bennett, P ^d   Christiansen, J S ^a   Gravholt, C H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TESTOSTERONE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049100849     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03211.x     Document Type: Article

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