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Glucocorticoid treatment and cardiovascular disease
Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor David S Celermajer
Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; david.celermajer{at}email.cs.nsw.gov.au
The propensity of glucocorticoids to produce hyperglycaemia, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and central obesity has long been a cause for concern among physicians regarding possible adverse cardiovascular events. Should heart failure be added to this list of concerns?
Keywords: glucocorticoids; hyperglycaemia; hypertension; dyslipidaemia; heart failure
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