Increased Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Its Association with Carbohydrate Metabolism and Adipocytokines in Children Treated with Recombinant Growth Hormone

• Autores principales: Seha Saygılı (Autor), Mehmet Kocaağa (Autor), Gamze Kaya (Autor), Mine Şükür (Autor), Firdevs Baş (Autor), Şükran Poyrazoğlu (Autor), Rüveyde Bundak (Autor), Feyza Darendeliler (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Galenos Yayincilik, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: Reports on the association between growth hormone (GH) therapy and cardiovascular risk factors in children are limited. This study aimed to evaluate carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in children treated with recombinant human GH (rhGH) and assess the effects of rhGH therapy and cha...