Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the incidence of thyroid dysfunction in a cohort of patients started on amiodarone therapy at a cardiac clinic in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which is believed to be an iodine- deficient area.Methods: Pharmacy records were used to obtain the names of patients who received amiodarone between 2006 and 2009.Results: The original sample size was 96; 3 patients were excluded to incomplete data and data analysis was com...

Aim: To study the effectiveness of levothyroxine therapy in patients with secondary hypothyroidism in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA).Materials and methods: We followed 35 patients with NFPA. Of them, 17 were females and 18 males. Mean age of patients was 37.2 years old. All patients were evaluated for hormones levels (GH, LH, FSH, TSH, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, prolactin, cortisole, free thyroxine, etc.), visual fields, pituitary M...