Korean J Med > Volume 75(3); 2008 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2008;75(3):257-261.
Growth hormone deficiency in adult
Dong-Sun Kim
1Department of Cardiology, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
특집: 성인 성장호르몬 결핍증
김 동 선
Abstract
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a clinical syndrome associated with increased morbidity and possibly mortality. Many clinical studies over the past decade show beneficial effects of replacement therapy with recombinant human growth hormone in GHD in adults. GH replacement in patients with GHD induces reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, improvement of lipid profile, normalization of body composition and improvement of exercise capacity, as well as enhanced psychological well-being. To make a diagnosis of GHD, insulin-induced hypoglycemia is recommended as a standard test, but the arginine-GH-releasing hormone test achieves comparable separation between normal and hypopituitary subjects in most groups. GHD should be always confirmed by the results of biochemical, especially provocative, tests, and therapy should be limited to those with biochemically proven growth hormone deficiency. (Korean J Med 75:257-261, 2008)
Key Words: Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Hypopituitarism


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