Endocrine Abstracts

Hypopituitarism is associated with increased morbidity and mortality compared to healthy population. However, the factors influencing prognosis are still not well known.Objectives: To determine the causes of mortality in adult patients with hypopituitarism and compare the mortality rate with general populationTo identify the factors associated with mortality and survival.Patients: Two hundred and nine adult p...

Objective: Combination with cabergoline may offer additional benefits to acromegalic patients on pegvisomant monotherapy. We evaluated the safety and efficacy profile of this combination and investigated the determinants of response.Design: An observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, registry-based study.Patients and methods: Fourteen acromegalic patients (9 females), who were partially resistant to somatostatin analogs and o...