Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is associated with central obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, prothrombotic state, manifestations which form a metabolic syndrome. Accelerated vascular senescence, due to metabolic and vascular changes, increases, in CS, the cardiovascular risk and the mortality rates compared to age- and gender-matched population. On the other hand, obesity itself is associated with numerous comorbidities, including hypertension...