Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7660000 | Revue Francophone des Laboratoires | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pituitary insufficiency treated in a conventional way exposes to metabolic and cardiovascular complications increasing morbidity and mortality. 46 patients with Sheehan syndrome compared to 51 healthy subjects. The patients have abdominal obesity with a waist measurement significantly higher in spite of comparable body mass index (BMI). In addition the patients have triglycerides significantly higher, HDL-c significantly lower and ratio of atherogenicity : total cholesterol /c-HDL significantly higher.
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Authors
Ali El Mahdi Haddam, Dalila Foudil, Nora Soumeya Fedala, Lyes Yargui, Fawzi Bakiri, Djamila Meskine,