Endocrine Abstracts

Glycogen storage disease (GSD) type 1 is an autosomal recessive disorder in which there is problem in glucose 6 phosphatase system. Glucose-6-phosphate transport protein deficiency is found in GSD type 1b. There is disorder in glucose metabolism, lack of glucose production in liver. Hypoglycemia, seizures, lactic acidosis, hyperuricemia and hyperlipidemia are some of the components. Affected people may also have short stature, pancytopenia and inflammatory bowel disease. Our a...

Hyperthyroidism whether endogenous or exogenous in origin causes hemodynamic changes which associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Ambulatory arterial Stiffness index (AASI) is a non invasive way of measuring arterial stiffness. Short term BP variability is derived from 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) recordings. BP variability and AASI are associtaed with increased cardiovascular risk.We aimed to investigate AASI and short t...