Cardiovascular risk factors and increased carotid intima-media thickness in young patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

ABSTRACT Objective Increased arterial intima-media thickness has been observed in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD). CAH has also been associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and hypertension. The aim of the present study was to compare...

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Principais autores:	Tânia Maria Barreto Rodrigues, Cristina Botelho Barra, Jovita Lane Soares Santos, Eugênio Marcos Andrade Goulart, Adaliene Versiani Matos Ferreira, Ivani Novato Silva
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
coleção:	Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Assuntos:	Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital risk factors carotid intima-media thickness overweight hypertension
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