Open AccessEvaluation of left ventricular mass and function, lipid profile, and insulin resistance in Egyptian children with growth hormone deficiency: A single-center prospective case-control study
Author(s) -
Kotb Abbass Metwalley,
Hekma Saad Farghaly,
Heba A Abd El-Hafeez
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.117234
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , lipid profile , triglyceride , endocrinology , insulin tolerance test , insulin , growth hormone deficiency , cholesterol , hormone , growth hormone , insulin sensitivity
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is associated with a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors that may contribute to an increased mortality for cardiovascular disease. In children, relatively few studies have investigated the effect of GHD and replacement therapy on cardiac performance and metabolic abnormalities that may place them at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at an early age.