Open AccessEffects of Growth Hormone on Exercise Capacity and Cardiopulmonary Performance in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Sergio Fazio,
Emiliano A. Palmieri,
Flora Affuso,
Antonio Cittadini,
Graziella Castellano,
Teresa Russo,
Antonio Ruvolo,
Raffaele Napoli,
Luigi Saccà
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-1189
Subject(s) - heart failure , cardiology , medicine , dilated cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy
Because GH exerted beneficial effects in various experimental models of heart failure, we investigated the effects of GH on physical exercise capacity and cardiopulmonary performance in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and chronic heart failure (CHF).
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