Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and chronic low grade inflammation in Sheehan’s syndrome on standard replacement therapy: a case control study

[1] Veldhuis JD(1980)Endocrine function after spontaneous infarction of the human pituitary: report, review, and reappraisal Endocr Rev 1 100-107

[2] Hammond JM(1979)Hypopituitarism and hyperlipidemia. Protective effect of growth hormone deficiency against atherosclerosis Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 40 557-558

[3] De Gennes JL(1990)Premature mortality due to cardiovascular disease in hypopituitarism Lancet 4 285-288

[4] Turpin G(1996)The effect of hypopituitarism on life expectancy J Clin Endocrinol Metab 81 1169-1172

[5] Heshmati HM(2011)Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in 2479 hypopituitary patients with adult-onset GH deficiency before GH replacement: a KIMS analysis Eur J Endocrinol 165 881-889

[6] Lebrun A(2001)Inflammatory cardiovascular risk markers in women with hypopituitarism J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86 5774-5781

[7] Rosén T(2008)Growth hormone decreases visceral fat and improves cardiovascular risk markers in women with hypopituitarism: a randomized, placebo-controlled study J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93 2063-2071

[8] Bengtsson BA(2003)Sheehan’s syndrome Pituitary 6 181-188

[9] Bates AS(2005)Epidemiological aspects of postpartum pituitary hypofunction (Sheehan’s syndrome) Fertil Steril 84 523-528

[10] Van’t Hoff W(1992)Detection of premature atherosclerosis by high-resolution ultrasonography in symptom-free hypopituitary adults Lancet 340 1188-1192

[1] Veldhuis JD(1980)Endocrine function after spontaneous infarction of the human pituitary: report, review, and reappraisal Endocr Rev 1 100-107

[2] Hammond JM(1979)Hypopituitarism and hyperlipidemia. Protective effect of growth hormone deficiency against atherosclerosis Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 40 557-558

[3] De Gennes JL(1990)Premature mortality due to cardiovascular disease in hypopituitarism Lancet 4 285-288

[4] Turpin G(1996)The effect of hypopituitarism on life expectancy J Clin Endocrinol Metab 81 1169-1172

[5] Heshmati HM(2011)Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in 2479 hypopituitary patients with adult-onset GH deficiency before GH replacement: a KIMS analysis Eur J Endocrinol 165 881-889

[6] Lebrun A(2001)Inflammatory cardiovascular risk markers in women with hypopituitarism J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86 5774-5781

[7] Rosén T(2008)Growth hormone decreases visceral fat and improves cardiovascular risk markers in women with hypopituitarism: a randomized, placebo-controlled study J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93 2063-2071

[8] Bengtsson BA(2003)Sheehan’s syndrome Pituitary 6 181-188

[9] Bates AS(2005)Epidemiological aspects of postpartum pituitary hypofunction (Sheehan’s syndrome) Fertil Steril 84 523-528

[10] Van’t Hoff W(1992)Detection of premature atherosclerosis by high-resolution ultrasonography in symptom-free hypopituitary adults Lancet 340 1188-1192