Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To investigate factors associated with the presence and growth rate of thyroid nodules(TN) in patients with acromegaly.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the medical records of 52 patients with acromegaly followed in our institution (University Hospital Ramón y Cajal). The frequencies of TN and papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and potential factors associated with nodular thyroid disease (NTD) were investigated. In patients with NTD (<em...

Background: Although obesity and has been associated with COVID-19 mortality, the absolute and relative risks for Type 2 diabetes (DM2) is unknown. The aim of this study was to analyse metabolic characteristics of patients infected by COVID-19 hospitalised and evaluate whether DM2 have an impact in this group of patients.Methods: We retrospectively analysed data of COVID-19 patients hospitalized to a large academic hospital system in Zaragoza between Mar...

Introduction: Paraganglioma type 4 is the second most common hereditary paraganglioma syndrome. It is due to a mutation in the succinate dehydrogenase B (SDHB) gene. Associated with high morbimortality for presenting high penetrance (77%) and debut at an early age with a high probability of malignancy (31–71%). In terms of follow-up, annual biochemical monitoring is recommended for mutation carriers. However, the affected gene should be taken into account, for example: t...

Aim: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, defined as myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), peripheral artery disease (PAD), is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and the main cause of health expenditure in these patients.Like in other parts of the world, a prospective study of the Asturian population showed that the mortality risk due to cardiovascular diseases was significantly higher...

Introduction: One of the often-discussed topics in the management guidelines for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is the ideal time gap that should exist between patient check-ups. A period of three to six months is usually recommended, which sometimes is difficult to achieve due to the high number of patients. But to what extent does the time gap between appointments in the follow-up of T1DM patients affect their diabetes’ control?Objectives: To kn...

Objective: In last decades prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in children and young people worldwide has been reported increase. It is necessary to know according to biochemical and genetic characteristics the frequency of DM no corresponding to type 1 in our population. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of mutations on hepatic nuclear factor 1 [alpha], and 4 [alpha] in diabetic patients younger than 35 years old with features of clinical aut...

Objective: To evaluate the monitoritation systems acceptance: capillary glucose measurements and continuous glucose sensors (CGSM and GUARDIAN).Research design and methods: 15 diabetics patients were monitoritatied in two diferents periods of time. (Period 1: Guardian, 86 hours long. Period 2: CGSM 72 hours long). Later, they had to fill a satisfaction questionnaire concerning several aspects which were valued from 0–6.<table boarder="1" cellpad...

Introduction: Pheocrhomocytomas are rare tumors, principally benigns, and with high risk of morbimortality because of secretion of big amountos of catecholamines. They are an unfrequently cause of arterial hypertension in pediatric age but physicians must remember it because they can be diagnosed, treated and cured in a proper way.Objectives: To evalue the cases reports of pediatric pheochromocytoma found in our area, to analyze the differences in diagno...

IntroductionThe development of flash glucose monitoring system (FGM) has led to a change in the paradigm of diabetes control, beyond the evaluation of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). FGM allows to improve control of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and the quality of life of patients.ObjectiveDescribe the baseline characteristics of patients with T1DM in a regional hospital in the southern area of the provinc...

BackgroundPrader Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder with a broad clinical expression. Severe hypotonia with feeding difficulties during early infancy and delayed motor development are very characteristic. At older ages, common motor features in the PWS phenotype include decreased muscle strength, deficiencies in motor coordination and sequencing, gait disturbances and dyspraxic manifestations, with no clear pathophysiological mechanism yet identi...