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Fasting levels of growth hormone are associated with carotid intima media thickness but are not affected by fluvastatin treatment
BACKGROUND: Growth hormone (GH) has been linked to cardiovascular disease but the exact mechanism of this association is still unclear. We here test if the fasting levels of GH are cross-sectionally associated with carotid intima media thickness (IMT) and whether treatment with fluvastatin affects t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434616/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28511669 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-017-0563-9 |