Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Cushing’s syndrome is a well-known risk factor for endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Objectives: We aimed to prospectively investigate changes in metabolic and cardiovascular parameters and their correlations with markers of endothelial function in patients with endogenous Cushing syndrome following remission. Methods: Adult patients newly diagnosed with endogenous Cushing’s Syndr...

Backgound: Familial hypertriglyceridemia may lead to acute pancreatitis also during pregnancy in some cases. We present two cases with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis that recurred despite diet and medical therapy during pregnancy.Case presentation: Twenty-eight-year-old woman presented with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis (serum triglyceride: 8502 mg/dL) that was complicated with respiratory distress at 25 weeks of gestation. Followi...

Background: Patients diagnosed with acromegaly have an increased prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome(SAS). The data are scarce regarding the effects of continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) use on cardiovascular parameters in these patients. We aimed to prospectively evaluate the cardiovascular effects of CPAP in patients with SAS and acromegaly.Methods: Adult patients with newly diagnosed acromegaly were performed metabolic (body mass index (BMI), gl...