Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypercalcaemia is independently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity/mortality. It is a poor prognostic marker in malignancy. Best practice dictates further investigation of any high calcium values. Recognition of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is important for long term follow-up and management.Aims: Survey of causes of hypercalcaemia in adults (>18 years) from samples sent to one hospital lab over 1 year with particula...

Background: There is emerging evidence that BMT survivors not only suffer long term endocrine sequelae, but also have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and T2DM. We examined body composition and cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in adolescent and young adult survivors.Method: We enrolled 36 BMT survivors (20 male). Seven were pre-pubertal, 9 pubertal, and 20 post-pubertal. We measured body composition by DEXA scan and BMI, and fasted lipid...