Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0049ep46 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2017

Differential effects of aldosterone excess on potassium homeostasis and blood pressure in Asian subjects

Swee Du Soon , Kek Peng Chin , Loh Lih Ming

Introduction: Hypokalemia is considered as a late manifestation of primary aldosteronism (PA), long preceded by hypertension. However, there have been reports of normotensive PA patients presenting with hypokalemia. This study aims to examine the relationship of hypokalemia and blood pressure in patients with hyperaldosteronism.Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent saline infusion test (SIT) from 2014 to 2016 was conducted. All patien...

ea0049ep29 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2017

Improved metabolic outcomes for patients with subclinical Cushing’s syndrome treated with surgery: Ten year experience in a tertiary centre

Loh Lih Ming , Swee Du Soon , Tay Wei Lin , Kek Peng Chin

Introduction: Subclinical Cushing’s syndrome (SCS) occurs in up to 12% of patients with incidentally found adrenal masses. Optimal management remains controversial. We report our experience of nine patients with SCS managed at our institution from 2007 to 2016.Methods: All patients were referred for adrenal incidentalomas (AI) and had no discriminatory clinical features of Cushing’s syndrome. SCS was defined using cortisol levels > 138 nmol...