ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, vol.9, no.1, pp.19-23, 2004 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Background: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is known to cause higher rates of cardiovascular mortality. The purpose of the study was to analyze the structural and functional changes in the heart and investigate their relation to autonomic function as assessed with heart rate variability (HRV).