Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Flash glucose monitoring (FGM) allows non-invasive glucose level assessment. Our objective was to describe the characteristics of these patients and their glycemic control expressed as HbA1c and times in range. Methods and patientsObservational longitudinal clinical study between January 2021 and December 2021 in patients with DM1 between 14 and 18 years. Results 95 patients included. Mean age: 16.64 ± 1.25 years, with a mean DM evolution time of 6.46 ± 3....

Objective: Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is a reliable procedure to differentiate if in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) aldosterone production is unilateral or bilateral and guide treatment of these patients. Our objective was to describe their characteristics and the outcomes of the AVS.Methods and patients: Observational longitudinal clinical study between July 2020 and November 2022 in patients who underwent AVS in our Hospital.<p class="...

Background: 3q29 microduplication syndrome is a very uncommon genetic disorder with fewer than 40 cases reported, although the wide and heterogenous clinical features make this syndrome hard to diagnose. This syndrome is clinically milder than the 3q29 microdeletion syndrome, which contributes to the high rate of underdiagnosed cases that may exist. Patients affected with this syndrome have a complex phenotype, with non-specific clinical features such as autism spectrum disord...

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a chronic inflammatory syndrome, with increased morbidity, mortality, and decreased quality of life. The publication of GLIM criteria has standardized the diagnosis of malnutrition. With these criteria, the nutritional status of patients with heart failure, who usually have normal weight, overweight or obesity, has acquired a new perspective, since malnutrition may affect the clinical evolution and prognosis of these patients.<p class="abs...