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ea0037ep797 | Pituitary: clinical | ECE2015

Cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic parameters in GH deficient patients

Efstathiadou Zoe A , Delaroudis Sideris P , Koukoulis George N , Kita Marina D

Introduction: GH deficiency in adulthood is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, which is attributed to unfavorable changes in body composition and in metabolic parameters.Aim: We evaluated haemodynamic, metabolic, inflammatory and coagulation indices that may contribute to the increased cardiovascular risk in GH deficient subjects.Methods: Twenty-four patients diagnosed with GH deficiency (13 male), with a mean (S...