The behavior of atherogenic indices under the effect of growth hormone in postoperative disease
Martín Perandrés, R.M.; Vara Thorbeck, R.; Cano Parra, M.D.; Gil Extremera, B.
Anales de Medicina Interna 16(2): 73-75
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 10192998 Document Number: 501099
It has been studied the effect of the growth hormone (GH) in the atherogenic indexes, during the postoperative period in 28 patients, operated for digestive surgery. Patients were divided in: I) control group, patients without treatment, and II) treatment group, patients treated with 8 U.I. of GH during five days after the intervention. Results show that, while in the control group the atherogenic values increased to pathologic levels, in the treatment group, these values stabilized in the physiological limits. Thus, these results let conclude to the beneficial antiatherogenic effect of growth hormone in the postoperative disease.