A Preliminary Study of Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

D Sabatini, Brunella Capaldo, Carlo Vigorito, +4

New England Journal of Medicine

Body composition, bone metabolism, and heart structure and function in growth hormone (GH)-deficient adults before and after GH replacement therapy at low doses.

Giovanni Amato, Carlo Carella, Sergio Fazio, +6

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeNutritionGh Replacement TherapyBody Composition +11

Cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency.

Bartolomeo Merola, Antonio Cittadini, Annamaria Colao, +5

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Heart FailureHuman GrowthStructural Heart DiseaseDiastolic FunctionFunctional Abnormalities +15

Impaired cardiac performance in GH-deficient adults and its improvement after GH replacement

Antonio Cittadini, Alberto Cuocolo, Bartolomeo Merola, +7

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Heart FailureCardiovascular FunctionDiastolic FunctionExerciseCardiac Index +17

Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus of Short Duration

Procolo Di Bonito, S Cuomo, Nicola Moio, +4

Diabetic Medicine

HypertensionHeart FailureShort DurationDiastolic FunctionMetabolic Syndrome +17

Evidence for biventricular involvement in acromegaly: a Doppler echocardiographic study

Sergio Fazio, Antonio Cittadini, D Sabatini, +5

European Heart Journal

HypertensionHeart FailureBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseaseCardiac Mechanic +12

Control of adrenergic overactivity by beta-blockade improves the quality of life in patients receiving long term suppressive therapy with levothyroxine.

Bernadette Biondi, Sergio Fazio, Carlo Carella, +6

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Heart RateHeart FailureAdrenergic OveractivityPsychotropic MedicationThyroid Disease +12

Impaired cardiac reserve and exercise capacity in patients receiving long-term thyrotropin suppressive therapy with levothyroxine.

Bernadette Biondi, Sergio Fazio, Alberto Cuocolo, +5

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Heart FailurePharmacotherapyCardiovascular FunctionDiastolic FunctionKinesiology +15

Chronic treatment with the somatostatin analog octreotide improves cardiac abnormalities in acromegaly.

Bartolomeo Merola, Antonio Cittadini, Annamaria Colao, +6

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

HypertensionHeart FailureSomatostatin AnalogDoppler EchocardiographyCardiac Mass +14

Diastolic dysfunction in patients on thyroid-stimulating hormone suppressive therapy with levothyroxine: beneficial effect of beta-blockade.

Sergio Fazio, Bernadette Biondi, Carlo Carella, +5

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Diastolic DysfunctionMyocardial HypertrophyHypertensionHeart FailureMedicine +10