Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: The ratio of TG/ HDL-C can identify cardiometabolic risk and cardiovascular disease. The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a sex-specific index, in which measurements of body mass index and waist circumference are combined with TG and HDL-C concentrations. T? study association between VAI and TG/HDL-C and the value of TG/HDL-C ratio as a marker of disfunction of visceral adiposity tissue at patients with acromegaly.Subjects and metho...

The aim of the study: To investigate the anti-proliferative effect of cabergoline (CAB) which was used in different regimes of suppressive therapy during 12 months in patients with prolactinoma (PROL).Subjects and methods: It was examined and underwent a 12 month course of treatment by selective dopamine agonist CAB 61 patients with PROL: microadenoma 42, macro&giant PROL - 19. (52 women/9 men) aged 16–66 years. The total duration of the disease...