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ea0022p548 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010

Evaluation of adrenal morphological and functional alterations in acromegalic patients

Pappa Theodora , Papanastasiou Labrini , Tsiavos Vaios , Tseniklidi Ermioni , Androulakis Ioannis , Tsounas Panagiotis , Roussaki Peggy , Kaltsas Gregory , Piaditis George

Introduction: Acromegaly is well known to induce hypertrophy and hyperplasia in many organs, i.e. thyroid gland, colon, prostate. This action is presumably exerted by the elevated GH and IGF1 levels. In our study, we investigated the alterations of the adrenal glands seen in acromegaly.Aim: To assess the changes in adrenal morphology and functional status in a series of patients with acromegaly.Subjects and methods: Fifty-four acro...

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ea0032p46 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2013

Autonomous aldosterone secretion as a significant cause of arterial hypertension: the effectiveness of targeted therapy

Papanastasiou Labrini , Pappa Theodora , Fountoulakis Stelios , Tsounas Panagiotis , Markou Athina , Tsiavos Vaios , Anastasakou Marina , Marakaki Chrisanthi , Malliopoulos Dimosthenis , Kounadi Theodora , Piaditis George

Introduction: The prevalence of autonomous aldosterone secretion (AAS) in hypertensive subjects varies due to the use of various suppression tests and cut-off values. Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of AAS in hypertensive subjects and test the anti-hypertensive effect of targeted treatment of the renin angiotensin II aldosterone system (RAAS) in AAS subjects.Description of methods/design: We investigated 336 hypertensive subjects with and without ...

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Evaluation of adrenal morphological and functional alterations in acromegalic patients

Autonomous aldosterone secretion as a significant cause of arterial hypertension: the effectiveness of targeted therapy

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