Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Primary hyperaldosteronism (PH) is a syndrome caused by excess aldosterone secretion, which leads to hypertension and hypokalemia and increased risk for target organ damage. The overproduction of aldosterone at the adrenal gland can be unilateral or bilateral. For unilateral disease the best treatment is unilateral adrenalectomy. According to international guidelines, most of the patients should have adrenal venous sampling (AVS) to distinguish between bilateral an...

Background: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Early detection may influence the clinical management of the patients. There is insufficient data about the prevalence and clinical significance of thyroid dysfunction in cardiovascular hospitalized patients.Aims: To study the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in cardiovascular hospitalized patients, to characterize patients with high prevalence of thyroi...

Background: Hospital physicians are indoor workers, with higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency as compared to community-based physicians. The correlation between vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis later in life has not been fully studied, and bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly hospital physicians has not been systematically examined.Methods: A cross-sectional study measuring BMD in hospital male physicians aged 65 and older was carried out. BMD...

Background: The clinical presentation of hyperthyroidism has been studied in the ambulatory caresetting. Our hospital performs a TSH test for all newly admitted patients.Aim: To describe the clinical presentation of patients with overt hyperthyroidism during hospitalization and to study the association between thyroid hormone levels and the clinical picture.Methods: A retrospective study of 250 hospitalized patients from an 11-year...