Adult Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Have Elevated Blood Pressure but Otherwise a Normal Cardiovascular Risk Profile

OBJECTIVE: Treatment with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids has changed congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) from a fatal to a chronic lifelong disease. Long-term treatment, in particular the chronic (over-)treatment with glucocorticoids, may have an adverse effect on the cardiovascular risk pr...

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Autores principales: Mooij, Christiaan F., Kroese, Jeanne Margot, Sweep, Fred C. G. J., Hermus, Ad R. M. M., Tack, Cees J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3164719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21909422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024204

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