Endocrine Abstracts

The relation between obesity and diabetes mellitus is known for long periods and this relation is based on insulin resistance. Recent studies showed that epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by echocardiography is the marker of the visceral adipose tissue and cardiovascular risk. Visfatin is a new described adipokine and it has been showed to have mRNA expression in epicardial adipose tissue. There is a conflict about the role of visfatin on obesity, insulin resistance...

Background: The excessive secretion of parathormone by parathyroid glands is a common disorder known as hyperparathyroidism. With a prevalence of 0.1-0.4 percent in the general population and 2-4 percent in post-menopausal women, primary hyperparathyroidism is the third most frequently reported endocrine disorder. According to estimates, the prevalence of primary hyperparathyroidism has escalated in recent years, probably due to the increasing rate of parathormone and calcium ...