Endocrine Abstracts

The influence of first-line transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) or first-line somatostatine analogue (SSA) treatment on coronary risk factors in patients with acromegaly has rarely been examined. Aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for coronary heart disease in 3 different patient groups with treatment naïve, active (ACT), first-line medically controlled (MED) and first-line surgically treated (SUR) acromegaly and to calculate the Framingham Risk Score (FS).<p cl...

Objective: While Germany was considered to be an iodine deficient area grade I to II in 1993, iodine supply has increased. With higher iodine uptake, prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis may increase. Poor data exist on iodine supply and the occurrence of thyroid dysfunction in middle-aged adults in the western part of Germany. The aim of our study was to analyze iodine status, prevalence of TPO-antibodies (TPOab), TSH and fT4 levels in a large population-based sample in the w...