ea0026p553 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2011
Christ E R
, Alleman S
, Egger A
, Stettler C
Introduction: Hypopituitary patients with GHD tend to have a reduced exercise capacity. GH is secreted during exercise, has a strong lipolytic action and has been shown to be positively correlated with exercise performance. We hypothesized that the lack of GH leads to a reduced systemic availability of free fatty acids (FFA) during exercise thereby affecting exercise performance.Methods: Patients with GHD and matched sedentary control subjects (CS) were ...