Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of the biochemical parameters serum phosphate, serum calcium, and serum parathyroid hormone levels with respect to parathyroid adenoma weight and volume in primary hyperparathyroidism.Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, who were diagnosed and followed between 2008 and 2013. 26 patients (female/male: 23/3) with a mean age of 51.3±12.7...

Objective: To investigate the association between cigarette smoking and the progression of diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetic patients.Research design and methods: A prospective, follow-up study over 1 year was conducted in a sequential sample of 30 smokers, 30 nonsmokers, and 30 ex-smokers with type 1 diabetes, hypertension, and diabetic nephropathy. Progression of renal disease was defined according to the stage of nephropathy as an increase in pr...

Introduction: Elevated blood pressure levels are more frequently observed in diabetic patients, than in the general population. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is better correlated with target organ damage from hypertension (HT) than clinic blood pressure readings. The correlation between ABPM and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) in diabetes mellitus (DM) has been found to be stronger than the correlation between clinic blood pressure (BP) and UAER.<p clas...

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and prevalence of nephropathy and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetic patients without taking thyroid medication.Methods: Serum thyrotropin and free thyroxine concentrations were measured in 50 type 2 diabetic subjects in DC ‘Ikeda-Euromedica’ and DC ‘Med.al’ in Tirana, from September 2009 until September 2012. In a cross-sectional st...

Background: Diabetic nephropathy represents one of the most common causes of end-stage renal disease. During pregnancy it is associated with an increased perinatal morbidity as a striking result of the consistently high rate of preterm deliveries, mainly due to the frequent development of pre-eclampsia.Aim: To describe pregnancy outcome in type 1 diabetic women with normoalbuminuria, microalbuminuria, or diabetic nephropathy after implementation of an in...

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) represents the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is known that patients with ESRD have the highest risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality. Thus, identifying and treating risk factors associated with cardio-vascular disease in diabetes may offer the best approach for preventing and delaying adverse renal and cardiovascular outcomes.Aim: To determine the relationships between metabolic syndrome (MS),...

Objective: Nephropathy is a common complication in diabetes mellitus (DM), with significant morbidity and mortality. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is more likely to develop in the presence of some risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, even in newly diagnosed diabetics.Aim: To study the incidence of diabetic nephropathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics and to study the relationship of development of nephropathy with various risk factors as...

Background: Diabetes microangiopathy is an important negative factor, that affects directly the maternal and neonatal morbidity.The objective: To determine the risk factors for the morbidity of the mothers and their fetus in patients with diabetic retinopathy and/or nephropathy.Methods and design: We followed the course of 50 pregnancies in diabetic woman with nephropathy and/or retinopathy and 50 other pregnancies in diabetic woma...