Acquired growth hormone resistance in patients with chronic heart failure: implications for therapy with growth hormone

OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine whether growth hormone (GH) resistance is present in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and whether it may be linked to the biochemical response to GH treatment. BACKGROUND Acquired GH resistance is a feature of severe illness, in particular, cachexia. In pati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2001-08, Vol.38 (2), p.443-452
Hauptverfasser:	Anker, Stefan D, Volterrani, Maurizio, Pflaum, Claus-Dieter, Strasburger, Christian J, Osterziel, Karl Josef, Doehner, Wolfram, Ranke, Michael B, Poole-Wilson, Philip A, Giustina, Andrea, Dietz, Rainer, Coats, Andrew J.S
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Body Composition Cachexia - blood Cachexia - drug therapy Cardiotonic agents Cardiovascular system Carrier Proteins - blood Chronic Disease Drug Tolerance Fasting Heart Failure - blood Heart Failure - drug therapy Human Growth Hormone - blood Human Growth Hormone - therapeutic use Humans Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - metabolism Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prospective Studies Time Factors
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