Position stand on androgen and human growth hormone use

JR Hoffman, WJ Kraemer, S Bhasin… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Hoffman, JR, Kraemer, WJ, Bhasin, S, Storer, T, Ratamess, NA, Haff, GG,
Willoughby, DS, and Rogol, AD. Position stand on Androgen and human growth hormone …

Growth hormone deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure and beneficial effects of its correction

A Cittadini, L Saldamarco, AM Marra… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Context: A reduced activity of the GH/IGF-I axis in chronic heart failure (CHF) has been
described by several independent groups and is associated with poor clinical status and …

[PDF][PDF] Growth hormone replacement therapy: transition from adolescence to adulthood.

ME Geffner - Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric …, 2009 - jag.journalagent.com
Consideration of GH re-testing should be performed in all adolescents reaching the
transition period (if not at start of puberty) who had been previously diagnosed with …

A reappraisal of diagnosing GH deficiency in adults: role of gender, age, waist circumference, and body mass index

A Colao, C Di Somma, S Savastano… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The objective of the study was to reevaluate the diagnostic accuracy of GH peak
after GHRH plus arginine test (GHRH+ ARG) according to patients' age, body mass index …

Changing patterns of the adult growth hormone deficiency diagnosis documented in a decade-long global surveillance database

SM Webb, CJ Strasburger, D Mo… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background: GH therapy in adult patients with GH deficiency (GHD) was approved over 10
yr ago, and the indication has subsequently gained broad acceptance. The HypoCCS …

Assessment of quality of life in adult patients with GH deficiency: KIMS contribution to clinical practice and pharmacoeconomic evaluations

M Koltowska-Häggström, AF Mattsson… - European Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Quality of life (QoL) has emerged as an important construct that has found numerous
applications across healthcare-related fields, ranging from research and clinical evaluation …

Impact of GH substitution on exercise capacity and muscle strength in GH‐deficient adults: a meta‐analysis of blinded, placebo‐controlled trials

KZ Rubeck, S Bertelsen, P Vestergaard… - Clinical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Several but not all trials suggest that GH replacement in GH‐deficient adults
improves aerobic exercise capacity, whereas its effect on muscle strength is more dubious …

Perspective: proteomic approach to detect biomarkers of human growth hormone

J Ding, EO List, S Okada, JJ Kopchick - Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2009 - Elsevier
Several serum biomarkers for recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) have been
established, however, none alone or in combination have generate a specific, sensitive, and …

New guidelines for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in adults

FF Casanueva, AI Castro, D Micic, F Kelestimur… - Hormone …, 2009 - karger.com
Background: The task of diagnosing growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is
cumbersome because of the paucity of biological endpoints. Consequently, over the past …

Association of the exon 3 deleted/full-length GHR polymorphism with recombinant growth hormone dose in growth hormone-deficient adults

S Meyer, S Schaefer, L Stolk, P Arp… - …, 2009 - Future Medicine
Aims: Contradictory reports exist regarding the influence of the exon 3 deleted (d3)/full-
length (fl) growth hormone receptor (GHR) polymorphism on responsiveness to recombinant …