Subtle Alterations of Cardiac Performance in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency: Results of a Two-Year Prospective, Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Donatella Capalbo,
Andrea Lo Vecchio,
Vincenzo Farina,
Letìzia Spinelli,
Angela Palladino,
Claudia Tiano,
Teresa Lettiero,
Gaetano Lombardi,
Annamaria Colao,
Mariacarolina Salerno
Publication year - 2009
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.2008-2639
Subject(s) - medicine , contractility , cardiology , endocrinology , cardiac function curve , prospective cohort study , body mass index , fractional shortening , heart failure
GH-deficient (GHD) children have reduced left ventricular (LV) mass, but impairment of cardiac function has never been documented.
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