Abstract
Adult hypopituitarism is known to be associated with reduced life expectancy related to excess vascular events, and endothelial dysfunction is present in patients with this condition. We studied the relationship between biophysical and biochemical markers of endothelial dysfunction, including E-selectin, intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1, von Willebrand factor, and thrombomodulin in 52 adult patients with hypopituitarism and severe GH deficiency (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4223-4232 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |