Endocrine Abstracts

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is rapidly increasing. Diabetes is a silent disorder leading to disabling and fatal complications. The long-term complications of diabetes affect almost every system in the body, especially the eyes, kidneys, heart, feet and nerves. Our aim was to examine the global prevalence and major risk factors for microvascular complications among people with T2D hospitalized in Internal Medicine.Methods: We conducted a retro...

Introduction: Obesity worsens the prognosis of diabetic patients by increasing the cardiovascular risk and chronic complications. Waist circumference, as a brief indicator of visceral obesity, is associated with multi-metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the study was to report the prevalence of WC in individuals with diabetes and find out their association with other cardiovascular risk factors.Material and Methods: We performed a...

Introduction: The association between diabetes and adverse cardiovascular outcome may be partially explained by the strong independent association of type 2 diabetes with cardiovascular target organ damage, such as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a well-known predictor of cardiovascular events independent of coronary artery disease. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the relation of LVH to fibrinogen and C-reactive protein (CRP) as markers of inflammation and susc...

Background: Microalbuminuria was originally established as a predictor of renal failure and an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus as well as in general population. The aim of our study is to assess the relationship between microalbuminuria and the other risk factors in diabetics and their prevalence.Methods: Sixty five patients, 22 men and 43 women with mean age 58.6±10.09, with type 2 diabetes, wer...

Hyperuricemia is a high risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases such as CVD and carotid atherosclerosis, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), metabolic syndrome (MS). There are complex interrelationships between hyperuricemia, T2DM, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and MS. The purpose of our study was to investigate the relationship between hyperuricemia, CKD, MS, and its components.Materials and methods: 179 patients with T2DM were included. The ...

Introduction: Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Renal disease is a cardiovascular morbidity and mortality predictor which is three times more common in diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). We aim to describe the factors of cardiovascular risk associated with DN in a group of type 2 diabetes patients.(T2D).Materials and Methods: It was retrospective and descriptive study including 204 patients with T2D and confirmed DN...

Background: Microalbuminuria was originally established as a predictor of renal failure in patients with diabetes mellitus and an indipendent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of our study is to assess the relationship between microalbuminuria and the other risk factors in diabetics and their prevalence.Methods: 120 patients with type 2 diabetes, were hospitalized at the Internal Medicine in the University Hospital Center ‘Mother Teres...

Background: Primary hyperaldosteronism is one of the major causes of secondary hypertension, with a prevalence rate of about 4–10% in the hypertensive population. Increased secretion of aldosterone usually comes from adrenal adenoma or their hyperplasia (uni or bilateral). Renines plasma levels are reduced as a result of the body’s efforts to curb renine-angiotensin system. It can also be associated with hypokalemi, but not always, more than 60% may not have hypokale...

Introduction: The prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is high among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated with a lower cardiac functional status, particularly in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of the study was to estimate prevalence of LVH and to define factors influencing to development of LVH in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN).Methods: patients with type 2 DM were studied - 22 males, 43 females, m...

Background: Uric acid is an inflammatory factor and may have a role in endothelial dysfunction and act as a mediator of diabetic nephropathy. Hyperuricemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular events and renal insufficiency in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between serum uric acid concentration and level of urinary albumin excretion as well as markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.<p clas...