Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0075o07 | Obesity, metabolism & miscellaneous endocrinology | EYES2021

Dietary patterns as risk factor for arterial stiffness and carotid atherosclerosis in menopause

Mili Nikoletta , Karagkouni Iliana , Delialis Dimitris , Yannakoulia Mary , Armeni Eleni , Papavangelis Christos , Augoulea Areti , Kouerinis Efthymios , Kontou Loraina , Paschou Stavroula , Mavraganis Georgios , Aravantinos Leon , Stamatelopoulos Kimon , Lambrinoudaki Irene

Background: Apart from traditional cardiovascular-risk factors and fluctuating sex hormone levels, environmental and lifestyle factors might also contribute to the heightened cardiovascular risk after menopause.Objective: To explore whether nutritional factors are associated with subclinical vessel disease in postmenopausal women.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 310 apparently healthy postmenopausal women, attending a ...

ea0075r04 | Reproductive Endocrinology | EYES2021

Serum prolactin levels interact with menstrual fluctuations of arterial stiffness

Armeni Eleni , Delialis Dimitrios , Georgiopoulos Georgios , Augoulea Areti , Stergiotis Stefanos , Kontou Loraina , Chatzivasileiou Panagiota , Rizos Demetrios , Kaparos George , Baka Stavroula , Paschou Stavroula A , Mavraganis Georgios , Patras Raphael , Panoulis Konstantinos , Stamatelopoulos Kimon , Lambrinoudaki Irene

Objective: Prolactin has been adversely associated with arterial function in postmenopausal women but its vascular effects in reproductive women are unknown. Furthermore, although both circulating prolactin levels and markers of vascular function follow menstrual cycle (MC) phases, their possible inter-correlation has not been explored.Methods: Sixty healthy premenopausal women were evaluated in two distinct phases of their MC (follicular, F and luteal p...