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Growth hormone for optimization of refractory heart failure treatment

Bocchi,Edimar Alcides; Massuda,Zyun; Guilherme,Guimarães; Carrara,Dirceu; Bellotti,Giovanni; Mocelin,Amilcar; Rodrigues Sobrinho,Carlos Roberto Martins

It has been reported that growth hormone may benefit selected patients with congestive heart failure. A 63-year-old man with refractory congestive heart failure waiting for heart transplantation, depending on intravenous drugs (dobutamine) and presenting with progressive worsening of the clinical status and cachexia, despite standard treatment, received growth hormone replacement (8 units per day) for optimizat...

Date: 1999   |   Origin: Oasisbr

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