ESPE Abstracts

Background: GH treatment may cause insulin resistance, which is associated with metabolic syndrome and co-morbidities.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of our study was to evaluate GH deficiency (GHD) patients on GH treatment for hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) and assess cardiovascular tissue level effects of insulin sensitivity.Meth...