Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The criteria defining the threshold size of adrenal incidentaloma (AI) are >1 cm diameter. However, data about AI ≤1 cm diameter is scant. The aim of this study is to evaluate function of adrenal masses ≤1 cm and to compare them with adrenal masses >1 cm as well as to understand the possible utility of determining salivary cortisol in diagnosis of SCS in patients with AI.Method: The study included 137 consecutive patient...

Introduction: Polycycstic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an important disorder in women of reproductive age which is characterised with menstrual dysfunction, anovulation and hyperandrogenism. 5–10% of the female population affected by this syndrome. Nesfatin-1 is a new anorexigenic hormone which is expressed from several regions of hypothalamus and peripheral tissues. Nesfatin-1 is related with obesity, insulin resistance and appetite. We aimed to evaluated the nesfatin-1 leve...

Objective: Thyroid diseases are among the most common endocrine disease and with a prevalence of 1.2%. Thyroid hormones have several effects on cardiovascular system. Many studies showed the association between hyperthyroidism and acute ischemic heart disease with conflicting results. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness is a marker of atherosclerosis and independent predictor of coronary artery disease. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the EAT thickness in patients wi...