Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in hypopituitary patients and metabolic effects of growth hormone treatment
Popular Abstract in Swedish Sammanfattning på svenska ___________________________________________________________ I hypofysen bildas och frisätts hormoner vilka dels har en direkt verkan och dels styr andra körlars insöndring av hormon i kroppen. Den vanligaste orsaken till bristande hypofysfunktion (hypofysinsufficiens) hos vuxna patienter är tumörer belägna i hypofysen eller i hypofysens närhetPremature atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk factors and increased cardiovascular mortality have been shown in patients with hypopituitarism on conventional hormone treatment, but without growth hormone (GH) replacement. The aims of paper I-III were to investigate separately the risks for cerebrovascular and cardiac mortality as well as the incidence of cardiovascular disease in patients with hy