Deficiencia de hormona de crecimiento en el adulto ¿debe tratarse? / Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) in Adults: To Treat or Not To Treat?
Rev. argent. endocrinol. metab
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47(3): 30-38, jul.-set. 2010. ilus
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Over the last decade, different guidelines have been published for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD). Themes and recommendations common to the guidelines offer a pragmatic approach to the management of AGHD. Nevertheless, there is a need for more research in some key areas in which recommendations in the guidelines are supported by moderate evidence, at best. Recent meta-analysis and long-term follow-up studies have contributed with valuable information on the efficacy and safety of GH therapy in adults. This review brings a historical perspective of the AGHD, with an emphasis on the following aspects: (I) who are the appropriate candidates for GH therapy in adult life? (II) how to make the diagnosis (III) the impact of GH therapy; (IV) which therapeutic approach should be used? (V) how to follow and monitor the patients; and (VI) special aspects on mortality and longevity related to the GH-IGF-1 axis.
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Assunto principal:
Resultado do Tratamento
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Hormônio do Crescimento Humano
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Revisões Sistemáticas Avaliadas
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. argent. endocrinol. metab
Assunto da revista:
Endocrinologia
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Metabolismo
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Federal University of Parana/BR
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