Short-Term Evaluation of Left Ventricular Mass and Function in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency After Replacement Treatment

Short-Term Evaluation of Left Ventricular Mass and Function in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency After Replacement Treatment

Background: Our study was designed to assess the effects of GHD on nutritional and metabolic parameters, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, and left ventricular mass (LVM) in prepubertal children and after short-term GH replacement therapy.Materials and Methods: This prospective study enrolled...

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Main Authors: E. Gómez-Guzmán, M. D. Cañete, R. Valle-Martos, R. Cañete, M. Valle, L. Jiménez-Reina, J. Caballero-Villarraso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
growth hormone deficiency
prepubertal children
heart
GH replacement therapy
left ventricular mass
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00174/full

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