Evaluation of left ventricular mass and function, lipid profile, and insulin resistance in Egyptian children with growth hormone deficiency: A single-center prospective case-control study

BACKGROUND: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is associated with a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors that may contribute to an increased mortality for cardiovascular disease. In children, relatively few studies have investigated the effect of GHD and replacement therapy on cardiac perfo...

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Autores principales: Metwalley, Kotb Abbass, Farghaly, Hekma Saad, Abd El-Hafeez, Heba Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24083170
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.117234

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