GROWTH HORMONE & IGF RESEARCH, cilt.25, sa.6, ss.294-297, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Growth hormone-deficient (GHD) children have been found to have higher cardiovascular mortality rates and an increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). This study investigated the risk of atherosclerosis and the effect of recombinant growth hormone (rhGH) replacement therapy on the lipid profile and CIMT in GHD children.