Endocrine Abstracts

Bacground: It is disputable whether negative effects of comorbid depression in patients with type 2 diabetes can be diminished by treatment of depression. The primary aim of this study was to assess whether addition of antidepressants to existing insulin therapy would further improve glycemic control in these patients. A secondary objective was to assess whether such treatment impairs their lipid and inflammatory status.Material/methods: Total of 50 pati...

Introduction: Objective of this study was to examine the importance of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in frail elderly people.Methods: Participants of the study were 253 community dwelling elderly aged 65–99 years. It was a prospective study with 32 months follow-up period. Patients were divided into four main groups according to the presence of MetS and prior major cardiovascular event (MACE): group A – pa...