Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction and aims: Numerous studies in recent years have confirmed the existence of a link between endothelial dysfunction and vascular diseases, and lifestyle factors such as obesity, sedentary lifestyle and smoking.Methods: We examined 108 patients with obesity (90 women and 18 men, mean age 54.62±0.4 years). All patients underwent clinical and laboratory examination. Vasomotor endothelial function was evaluated by reactive hyperemia using ult...

Introduction and aims: Obesity is associated with increased single-nephron glomerular filtration rate, which may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several biopsy studies showed the association between obesity and higher prevalence of CKD features, including segmental glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and arterial sclerosis. Another approach is to study intra-renal hemodynamics by ultrasound, where renal parenchymal damage in obesity m...