Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of respiratory infections, including Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed vitamin D levels of patients who died from COVID-19 during or following admission to Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals.Methods: We performed a retrospective survey of electronic patient records for 2,355 patients admitted to our institution between 04/02/2020 and 19/01/2021, who had a positive...

Introduction: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and is tightly associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), both risk factors for disease progression, liver failure and cardiovascular complications. A multidisciplinary approach involving hepatologists and diabetologists working alongside allied health professionals is thus advocated for the management of NAFLD. Interv...

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Introduction: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and is tightly associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), both risk factors for disease progression, liver failure and cardiovascular complications. A multidisciplinary approach involving hepatologists and diabetologists working alongside allied health professionals is thus advocated for the management of NAFLD. Interv...

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Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and is tightly associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), the principal risk factor for disease progression, liver failure and cardiovascular complications. At present there are no licensed therapies and management aims to optimise metabolic risk factors through weight loss, and pharmacological interventions for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A multidisciplinary approa...