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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Growth Hormone and Heart Failure: Implications for Patient Stratification, Prognosis, and Precision Medicine.

Nikolaos Theodorakis, Magdalini Kreouzi, Christos Hitas, Dimitrios Anagnostou, Maria Nikolaou

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nikolaos TheodorakisNT-CardioMetabolics, Clinic for Metabolism and Athletic Performance, 17564 Palaio Faliro, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0420-7327
Magdalini KreouziDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sismanogleio-Amalia Fleming General Hospital, 15127 Melissia, Greece.
Christos HitasDepartment of Cardiology, Sismanogleio-Amalia Fleming General Hospital, 15127 Melissia, Greece.
Dimitrios AnagnostouDepartment of Cardiology, Sismanogleio-Amalia Fleming General Hospital, 15127 Melissia, Greece.ORCID 0009-0007-2030-5265
Maria NikolaouDepartment of Cardiology, Sismanogleio-Amalia Fleming General Hospital, 15127 Melissia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2481-5936

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While standard treatments primarily target neurohormonal pathways, emerging evidence highlights the significant role of hormonal deficiencies, such as impaired growth hormone (GH) signaling, in HF progression and outcomes. GH is crucial for cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function, and its deficiency has been associated with worse prognosis. This review synthesizes recent findings from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to explore how GH can contribute to personalized care and improve patient stratification in HF. A comprehensive literature review was conducted using PubMed up to 10 October 2024. Search terms included "growth hormone" combined with "heart failure", "HFrEF", "HFpEF", and "HFmrEF." Only placebo-controlled RCTs published in English and involving human subjects were considered. Data on study design, participant characteristics, GH dosing, and key clinical outcomes were systematically extracted and analyzed. Several trials demonstrated that GH therapy can transiently improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), exercise capacity, and reduce inflammatory markers. For example, one study has reported an increase in LVEF from 32 ± 3.8% to 43.8 ± 4.6% (

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anabolic hormonesgrowth hormoneheart failureinsulin-like growth factor-Imultiple hormonal deficiency syndromeprecision medicinerandomized controlled trials

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PMID39767192
PMCPMC11675863

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