The effect of hypothalamic involvement and growth hormone treatment on cardiovascular risk factors during the transition period in patients with childhood-onset craniopharyngioma

• Main Authors: Sang Hee Park (Author), Yun Jeong Lee (Author), Jung-Eun Cheon (Author), Choong Ho Shin (Author), Hae Woon Jung (Author), Young Ah Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Hypothalamic damage may increase the risk of adulthood obesity and cardiovascular disease in patients with craniopharyngioma. We evaluated the effects of hypothalamic involvement (HI) and growth hormone (GH) discontinuation on cardiovascular risk factors during the transition period in patie...