title: Effect of Doppler flow and lipid studies in a geriatric population--increased flow left internal carotid artery only.
abstract: Twenty geriatric subjects were treated with recombinant human growth hormone and results compared with a control group. The maximum dose of 3 units per day for 4 months was achieved in all patients. All patients had established atherosclerosis. Doppler Flow Studies were carried out at zero, 6 and 16 weeks. No alteration in plaque size or intima media thickness was observed. An increase in peak velocity in the treated group with a decrease in the control group in the left internal carotid artery only was observed. The study demonstrated a reduction in antero-posterior diameter of the left internal carotid in the treated group but the lesion grading remained unaltered. The expected reduction in total cholesterol LDL was however accompanied by a significant transient increase in triglyceride and P.A.I. 1. Fibrinogen levels were unaltered.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Department, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garry
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone