- ►annals.org [PDF] G Sesmilo, BMK Biller, J Llevadot, D Hayden, … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Growth hormone–deficient adults have increased cardiovascular
mortality. Growth hormone replacement may affect cardiovascular risk.
Inflammation plays an important role in ath- erosclerosis, and inflammatory ... Cited by 162 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org G Sesmilo, KK Miller, D Hayden, A Klibanski - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001 - Endocrine Soc IL-6 and CRP levels were higher in women with hypopituitarism than in healthy
controls (P < 0.0001 for comparison between groups). In a multivariate model,
CRP levels depended on hypopituitarism, body mass index (BMI), and estrogen ... Cited by 57 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org M Pfeifer, R Verhovec, B Zizek, J Prezelj, P … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1999 - Endocrine Soc Hypopituitary patients have increased mortality from vascular disease, and in
these patients, early markers of atherosclerosis [increased carotid artery
intima-media thickness (IMT) and reduced distensibility] are more ... Cited by 218 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►ahajournals.org [PDF] JO Johansson, K Landin, L Tengborn, T … - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 1994 - Am Heart Assoc Abstract Hypopituitary patients on routine replacement therapy except growth
hormone (GH) have an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
compared with healthy sub- jects. Untreated GH deficiency might explain the ... Cited by 127 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org G Sesmilo, BMK Biller, J Llevadot, D Hayden, … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001 - Endocrine Soc Homocyst(e)ine decreased in the GH-treated group compared with that in the
placebo group (net difference, -1.2 ± 0.6 µmol/L; confidence interval, -2.4,
-0.02 µmol/L; P = 0.047). Homocyst(e)ine at baseline was negatively ... Cited by 44 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
JO Johansson, K Landin, G Johansson, L … - Thrombosis and haemostasis, 1996 - cat.inist.fr The syndrome of growth hormone deficiency(GHD) in adults is associated with
premature atherosclerosis, increased cardiovascular mortality, abnormal
lipoprotein patterns and abnormal body composition. We have previously ... Cited by 48 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org O Serri, P St-Jacques, M Sartippour, G Renier - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1999 - Endocrine Soc GH deficiency (GHD) is associated with increased prevalence of atherosclerosis
and cardiovascular morbidity. Because monocytes play a crucial role in the
development of atherosclerosis, we investigated in the present study the ... Cited by 66 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
JO Johansson, J Fowelin, K Landin, I Lager … - Metabolism, clinical and experimental, 1995 - cat.inist.fr Patients with growth hormone deficiency(GHD) have traditionally been described
as having increased insulin sensitivity with a tendency toward fasting
hypoglycemia, at least in children. In other studies, impaired glucose ... Cited by 166 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►endojournals.org F Borson-Chazot, A Serusclat, Y Kalfallah, X … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1999 - Endocrine Soc An increased carotid arterial intima-media thickness (IMT) has been reported in
hypopituitary adults untreated for GH deficiency. In the present study, the
effect of GH replacement on IMT and cardiovascular risk factors was ... Cited by 88 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
JW Tomlinson, N Holden, RK Hills, K … - The Lancet, 2001 - Elsevier The number of observed deaths was 181 compared with the 96·7 expected (SMR
1·87 [99% CI 1·62–2·16], p<0·0001). Univariate analysis indicated that
mortality was higher in women (2·29 [1·86–2·82]) than men (1·57 ... Cited by 319 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
