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Purpose : An excess of GH causes various problems within the cardiovascular
system including cardiac hypertrophy and abnormalities of left ventricle(LV) function. To
evaluate the cardiovascular effects due to GH treatment in idiopathic short stature (ISS),
we measured the cardiovascular function.
Methods : Twenty-two echocardiographic studies were performed in ISS who were
admitted from Jan. 1994 through Jul. 1996, and they were divided into two... |