Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death ahead of infectious diseases and cancers. The frequency of morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases increases in the elderly and their management becomes more difficult. Hence an early and adequate management of cardiovascular risk factors is needed. The objective of this work was to determine the cardiovascular risk factors in elderly diabetics and to assess the qual...

IntroductionThe metabolic syndrome (MS) presents a major public health problem, especially in elderly diabetics. The objective of this study is to assess the frequency and characteristics of MS in elderly diabetics.Patients and methodsRetrospective study of 94 diabetic subjects over the age of 65 years who were hospitalized in the endocrinology department of Mahdia or followed at the outpatient clinic between...

IntroductionThe prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the elderly is very important. The prevention of cardiovascular risk is essential in order to avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with these diseases. The objective of this study was therefore to assess the frequency of prescription of statins in elderly with diabetes and to analyze the benefit risk ratio of this prescription.Patients and methods<p class="abstext"...