Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Catecholamine excess causes profound vasoconstriction, resulting in reduced intravascular volume. Pheochromocytoma crisis can be further complicated with acute stress (Takotsubo-like) cardiomyopathy, attributed to the toxic catecholamine effect on the myocardium, and cardiogenic shock leading to tissue ischemia.Aim: To present a rare case of pheochromocytoma crisis, complicated with fulminant cardiogenic shock, which led to life-threatening...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of endocrine hypertension. Its prevalence varies from 5-15%, which depends mainly on the cut-offs of the diagnostic tests.Aim: To estimate the prevalence of PA in patients with different stages of hypertension based on a dynamic overnight diagnostic test.Methods: One hundred ninety nine hypertensive patients were divided in 3 groups according to the stage of hyperten...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) treatment is either pharmacological with aldosterone receptor antagonists (MRAs) or surgical with the resection of the responsible adenoma. The efficacy of MRAs treatment is based on the normalization of blood pressure (BP) in relation to potassium levels. However, it remains unclear whether the stimulation of renin levels during treatment could serve as an additional marker of adequate MR blockade.Aim: To investi...