Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0029p274 | Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism | ICEECE2012

Thyroid axis hormones and cortisol are associated with subjective fatigue in patients with coronary artery disease

Bunevicius A. , Gintauskiene V. , Brozaitiene J. , Prange A. , Bunevicius R.

Introduction: Subjective fatigue is a common symptom in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and has a significant negative effect on quality of life of CAD patients. However, currently there are no studies evaluating possible association between endocrine measures and subjective fatigue in CAD patients. Therefore the aim of the current study was to evaluate possible associations of subjective fatigue with function of adrenal axis and thyroid axis in CAD patients.<p...

ea0029p890 | Female Reproduction | ICEECE2012

The association of thyroid hormones with menstrually related mood disorder, sexual abuse histories and mood symptoms

Bunevicius A. , Leserman J. , Girdler S.

Introduction: Our previous research suggested that a history of sexual abuse (SA) may impact thyroid axis profiles differently in women with menstrually related mood disorder (MRMD) compared with non-MRMD women but was limited by a small sample of non-MRMD women with SA. The current study was designed to study a larger sample of MRMD and non-MRMD women with SA to evaluate whether MRMD status moderates the effects of SA on thyroid axis function.Methods: A...