Fasting levels of growth hormone are associated with carotid intima media thickness but are not affected by fluvastatin treatment

Abstract Background Growth hormone (GH) has been linked to cardiovascular disease but the exact mechanism of this association is still unclear. We here test if the fasting levels of GH are cross-sectionally associated with carotid intima media thickness (IMT) and whether treatment with fluvastatin a...

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Autors principals:	Erik Hallengren, Peter Almgren, Maria Rosvall, Gerd Östling, Margaretha Persson, Andreas Bergmann, Joachim Struck, Gunnar Engström, Bo Hedblad, Olle Melander
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2017-05-01
Col·lecció:	BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Matèries:	Growth hormone Statins Imt Lipids Cardiovascular disease
Accés en línia:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-017-0563-9
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