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Retrospective Analysis of Endocrine Dysfunctions in a Population of Adult Polytransfused Patients: Correlation of GH-IGF1 Axis Alteration with Cardiac Performance.
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BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2018 Sep 26; Vol. 2018, pp. 6047801. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 26 (Print Publication: 2018). - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Endocrine complications of haemochromatosis and heart failure mostly affect morbidity and mortality in polytransfused patients. This study analyzes endocrine dysfunctions and the impact of GH-IGF-1 axis alteration on cardiac performance in a population of 31 patients. A retrospective study on 31 Caucasian polytransfused outpatients, 27 adults and 4 pediatric, residing in Apulia, Italy, followed from 2005 to 2016, was conducted. Patients underwent basal and dynamic hormonal evaluation. GHRH plus arginine test was performed in 21 patients (19 adults and 2 children). Among them, 9 patients were affected by left ventricle diastolic dysfunction and/or atrial or ventricular dilatation (HD group) and 12 patients did not have cardiovascular disease (non-HD group). Twenty-nine out of 31 patients (94%) had at least one endocrinopathy. We found severe or mild GH deficit (GHD) in all HD patients versus 3 patients in the non-HD group (p=0.001). Mean IGF-1 levels were significantly lower in the HD group than in non-HD subjects (53±30 versus 122±91 μ g/L, p=0.04). Our study confirms the need to perform a dynamic evaluation of the GH-IGF1 axis in polytransfused patients, especially when heart dysfunction emerges. An intervention study with GH replacement therapy in a larger randomized adult population will clarify the role of GH/IGF axis on cardiovascular outcomes in this patient population.
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- Adolescent
Adult
Child
Endocrine Cells physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases metabolism
Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology
Endocrine Cells metabolism
Heart physiology
Human Growth Hormone metabolism
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I metabolism
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2314-6141
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BioMed research international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30356378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6047801