Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Addison's Disease: A Comparative Study of South African and Swedish Patients

BACKGROUND: Patients with Addison's disease (AD) in Scandinavia have an increased risk for premature death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Serum lipids are important risk factors for CVD and vascular mortality. Replacement doses of hydrocortisone have historically been higher in Sweden tha...

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Autores principales: Ross, Ian Louis, Bergthorsdottir, Ragnhildur, Levitt, Naomi, Dave, Joel Alex, Schatz, Desmond, Marais, David, Johannsson, Gudmundur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3948337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090768

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3948337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090768

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