Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypertension (HT) is common in adults with Turner Syndrome (TS) but less is known about HT in children with TS.Aim: To determine the frequency of HT in girls with TS in West of Scotland and to assess its association with clinical characteristics. Patients and methods Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 126 girls with TS in the West of Scotland, with at least 2 clinic blood pressure (BP) measurements in the preceding 12 months. HT was de...

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects nearly is reported to be present in approximately 8% of cases of elective hip arthroplasty and an HBA1c >53 mmol/mol may be associated with poorer outcomes in these cases.Aims: To understand the demographics of DM patients in Glasgow undergoing elective hip arthroplasty over a 6 year period between Jan 2009 and Dec 2015 and the rate of post-operative complications.Methods: Patients wer...