Early markers of cardiovascular dysfunction in young girls affected by Cushing's syndrome before and after successful cure

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 627-635

  Bassareo, Pier Paolo ^a   Fanos, Vassilios ^a   Zaffanello, Marco ^b   Mercuro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Echocardiography; N terminal prob type natriuretic peptide cardiac dysfunction; Visceral adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; ISOVOLUMETRIC CONTRACTION TIME; ISOVOLUMETRIC RELAXATION TIME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS CANCER; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954484117     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.103     Document Type: Article

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