Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thyroid ultrasound characteristics of nodules in prediction of malignancy.Material and methods: Retrospectively were analyzed 102 patients who underwent for FNA biopsy of thyroid nodule. All patients were examined by one ultrasound examiner. Size, taller than wide, echogenicity, borders, halo, calcification, and internal vascularity were recorded in all examined nodules. The Bethesda System for Reporting ...

Objective: Subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH) is a common condition and may be associated with dyslipidemia. We investigated the effect of levothyroxine therapy (L-T4) on lipid parameters in patients with a mild form of subclinical hypothyroidism according to the presence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO antibodies). Material and methods: Fifty-seven patients with newly diagnosed ScH (TSH levels between upper reference value and 10 mIU/l with nor...

Subclinical hyperthyroidism (ScHyper) is a condition with suppressed TSH, and normal free T3 and free T4 hormones, affecting 10% of the population. There are two subgroups of patients, the first group with TSH lower than 0.1 U/l, and the second group with mildly suppressed TSH between 0.1 and the lower assay reference limit. The patients from the first group should be treated, but there is no evidence for therapy for the second group of patients.We prese...

Background: Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism (ScH) when TSH is between the upper reference value and 7mU/L, especially in patients younger than 65 years is controversial.Objectives: To compare the risk factors for atherosclerosis and echocardiographic parameters in patients with ScH1 (4, 2≤TSH≤7mU/L) to euthyroid subjects and patients with ScH2 (TSH>7mU/L).Material and Methods: Prospectively 54 consecutive pa...

Aims: Identifying the left ventricular systolic disfunction in obesity is crucial, due to its ability to predict cardiovascular morbidity. LV systolic function is traditionally assessed with the volumetric parameter LV ejection fraction (LVEF). However, normal values for LVEF in all categories of obesity are published in the literature. Furthermore, guidelines for the biomarkers of heart failure, NT-proBNP and BNP, in the obese population remain unclear. Given the restricted B...