Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Increased levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) accelerates atherosclerosis and occurrence of cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Intima-media thickness (IMT) is a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis in patients with T2D.Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of determining inflammatory markers IL-6, hs-CRP and IMT, as atherosclerosis markers, dur...

Background: The partial or complete hypopituitarism is described as late complication of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Imaging methods of pituitary gland examination in the chronic phase showed pituitary atrophy, but a precise pathogenic mechanism that causes pituitary damage in HRFS remains unclear. While hypopituitarism in HFRS is rarely described, cardiac failure as a known complication of hypopituitarism is even more rarely described. We present a case of s...