Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Turner Syndrome (TS) is a complete or partial loss of the second X chromosome affecting approximately 1:2000 females, classically associated with short stature and hypogonadism. Cardiovascular complications in TS include increased risk of congenital cardiac malformations, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and aortic dissection. Cardiovascular related deaths account for over 40% of the excess mortality in TS and requires lifelong monitoring and follow-up. The Cl...

Objectives: Diazoxide is first line treatment for hypoglycaemia due to hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (HH). Although sporadic cases of pulmonary hypertension (PH) have been reported, no HH cohort has been systematically characterised to understand severity and risk factors for diazoxide-induced PH.Methods: To investigate the onset, progress and associated factors in PH, patients with HH who developed diazoxide-induced PH in 4 regional centres were retro...