ea0022p153 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2010
Topaloglu Oya
, Gokay Ferhat
, Berker Dilek
, Kahraman Erkan
, Topaloglu Serkan
, Guler Serdar
Objective: Hypopituitary patients receiving convensional hormone substitution, but without growth hormone (GH) replacement, have an increased mortality from cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the heart rate variability(HRV) in hypopituitary patients with severe GH deficiency.Material and method: Thirty-five patients (20 women, 15 men, aged 23-75 years) with severe GH deficiency, all of 35 patients with low insulin-like gro...