Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Is Associated with Increased Androgens in Adolescents and Young Adults with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Youth with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors of obesity and hypertension. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of CVD risk, is increased in CAH young adults. We examined CIMT and its rel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Horm Res Paediatr
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Mimi S., Dao-Tran, Anh, Davidowitz, Elana, Tseng, Teresa, Gilsanz, Vicente, Ryabets-Lienhard, Anna, Nguyen, Eugene, Geffner, Mitchell E.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2016
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4865455/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26933879
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000444169
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