Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cortisol autonomy may be frequently demonstrated in patients with adrenal incidentaloma and this has been associated to increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, only few data are available on CV events and related mortality in such patients. Aims of the study were: 1) to stratify CV events and mortality by the degree of cortisol secretion; 2) to evaluate the effect of adrenalectomy on CV events and mortality.Methods and Design: Data of ...