Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Several studies have shown that cortisol and altered HPA axis activity may participate in pathogenesis and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD).Aim: To examine possible interaction between cortisol secretion and HPA axis activity with severity of CAD.Patients and methods: Diurnal cortisol secretion and dexamethasone suppression test (DST) were analyzed in 200 consecutive patients (mean age 59.3±8.6) referred...