Growth hormone for optimization of refractory heart failure treatment

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 st...

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Main Authors: Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Zyun Massuda, Guimarães Guilherme, Dirceu Carrara, Giovanni Bellotti, Amilcar Mocelin, Carlos Roberto Martins Rodrigues Sobrinho, José Franchini Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999001000007