Abstract:Significance: About 17.5million people die each year from cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Brazil, CVDs are leading causes of death. They represent 29.0% of the deaths and, in January 2017, they were responsible for more than 30 thousand deaths. In 2016, the Brazilian Society of Cardiology recorded 349,938 deaths. An estimated 6,000 adults are diagnosed with growth Hormone deficiency (AGHD) every year in the United States, whereas its incidence is approximately 2 cases per 100,000 population when childhood-ons… Show more
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