Microalbuminuria in Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumor | Zendy

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Microalbuminuria in Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumor

Author(s) -

Roberto Baldelli,

Laura De Marinis,

Antonio Bianchi,

Rosario Pivonello,

Valentina Gasco,

Renata S. Auriemma,

Giuseppe Pasimeni,

Vincenzo Cimino,

Marialuisa Appetecchia,

Mauro Maccario,

Gaetano Lombardi,

Alfredo Pontecorvi,

Annamaria Colao,

Silvia Grottoli

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.2007-1197

Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , microalbuminuria , acromegaly , insulin resistance , diabetes mellitus , context (archaeology) , impaired glucose tolerance , carbohydrate metabolism , growth hormone , glucose tolerance test , insulin sensitivity , insulin , hormone , biology , paleontology

Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus are frequently present in acromegalic patients in whom the degree of impaired glucose metabolism seems directly correlated with GH levels. Microalbuminuria is reported to be directly correlated with insulin resistance, and both conditions predict cardiovascular disease mortality.

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