Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypothyroidism has profound effects on cardiac function, however, the effect of over- and undertreatment of hypothyroidism on hospitalization outcomes of patients with acute exacerbation of heart failure (HF) has not been evaluated yet.Methods: We conducted retrospective cohort analyses of outcomes among 231 consecutive patients with treated hypothyroidism who were admitted to the internal medicine departments of Shamir Medical Center with HF...

Background: Although obesity and overweight are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, higher body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be a protective factor from mortality in patients with acute infectious disease, also known as the ‘obesity paradox’. However, it is unknown whether these effects persist at long-term follow-up. Objective: To investigate the relationship between BMI and mortality after hospitalization with an infectio...