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Growth hormone peak modifies the effect of BMI on increased systolic blood pressure in children with short stature

Blood pressure (BP), especially systolic BP (SBP), is higher in adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) patients than in normal controls. Additionally, obesity is a known risk factor for hypertension, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is an important cause of short stature. For children with GHD, a...

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Autores principales: Li, Yanying, Zhang, Yanhong, Zhang, Mei, Yang, Wanling, Ji, Baolan, Pan, Hui, Ban, Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31133697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44299-9