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CellWell record HH-525410

The Neuroendocrine-Cardiovascular Axis in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Role of Prolactin and Gonadal Dysfunction

Vincenzo Barbera; Luca Di Lullo; Antonio Bellasi; Lorenzo D'Elia; Annalisa Villani; Paola Peverini; Aldo Franculli

2026

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This narrative review concludes that prolactin and gonadal dysfunction in chronic kidney disease are best seen as hypothesis-generating cardiovascular correlates, not established causal risk factors, given mostly observational and inconsistent evidence.

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