Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0050p015 | Adrenal and Steroids | SFEBES2017

How relevant is aldosterone and cortisol co-secretion?

Bhatt Padmanabh Shrikant , Sam Amir H , Salem Victoria , Meeran Karim

Background: Studies suggest that glucocorticoid hypersecretion alongside primary hyperaldosteronism (PA) is common and may contribute to the adverse metabolic phenotype. Adrenal crisis post-surgery for PA is rare.Aim: To determine the prevalence of cortisol co-secretion in PA in patients at Imperial College London NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital (a tertiary referral centre for adrenal tumours).Methods: Am...

ea0050p015 | Adrenal and Steroids | SFEBES2017

How relevant is aldosterone and cortisol co-secretion?

Bhatt Padmanabh Shrikant , Sam Amir H , Salem Victoria , Meeran Karim

Background: Studies suggest that glucocorticoid hypersecretion alongside primary hyperaldosteronism (PA) is common and may contribute to the adverse metabolic phenotype. Adrenal crisis post-surgery for PA is rare.Aim: To determine the prevalence of cortisol co-secretion in PA in patients at Imperial College London NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital (a tertiary referral centre for adrenal tumours).Methods: Am...