Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Aim of the study was the evaluation of the effects of chemotherapy on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in patients affected by acute leukaemia.Materials and methods: Thirty-two non-diabetic patients (17 male, 15 female; age 51.1±17.4, range 16–76 years; BMI=25.1±3.7, range 18.4–32.8 kg/m2; 6=18% with a family history of diabetes mellitus) affected by acute leukaemia, 4 LLA (12.5%) and 28 LMA (87.5%), have been...

Background: Hypothyroidism and low T3 syndrome frequently occur in HF patients.Aim of the study: To evaluate in a large sample of CHF patients the association between thyroid hormone deficiencies and poor outcome.Methods and results: From 2006 to 2015, we screened 712 consecutive CHF outpatients (551 males, 64±14 years, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 33±10%, NYHA class 2.3±0.6, NTproBNP 2153±4696 pg/m...