Endocrine Abstracts

Cardiovascular disease and diastolic hypertension are major causes of morbidity in Cushing’s although left ventricular failure is more rarely described. There are three other cases of documented dilated cardiomyopathy with subsequent left ventricular failure.Thirty-five year old lady who presented with obesity and striae was found to have a suppressed ACTH, elevated cortisol (914 post dexamethasone suppression test) and a right adrenal adenoma (on C...