Hypercortisolism: Causes, Consequences and Clinical Significance – A Review of Pathophysiology
ABSTRACT Hypercortisolism or Cushing syndrome is a heterogeneous clinical spectrum caused by chronic glucocorticoid excess, ranging from exogenous Cushing syndrome to rare endogenous aetiologies and the increasingly recognised entity of mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS). Physiological cortisol production is tightly regulated by the hypothalamic–
Mohamed Eldib +3 more
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Effect of different single and combined antihypertensive drug regimens on the mortality of critical care patients. [PDF]
Fang Y, Huang X, Shi J, Ren C, Zhang X.
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ABSTRACT Endogenous hypercortisolism (EHC) is an underrecognised and clinically significant contributor to hypertension, particularly resistant hypertension. Once viewed as a rare entity, EHC is now understood as a spectrum of cortisol excess associated with adverse cardiometabolic outcomes and target‐organ damage.
Omar Al Dhaybi, Deepak L. Bhatt
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Purtscher-like retinopathy and paracentral acute middle maculopathy associated with improper antihypertensive drug use: a case report. [PDF]
Meng Y +7 more
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ABSTRACT Aims Attaining target glycaemia can be a challenge in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) due to insulin‐induced weight gain. Adjunct therapy with modern glucose‐lowering agents developed for type 2 diabetes (T2D) has great potential but may be insufficiently efficacious and carries risks of hypoglycaemia and ketosis.
Joseph G. Timmons +11 more
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Dissecting Causal Relationships Between Antihypertensive Drug, Gut Microbiota, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications: A Mendelian Randomization Study. [PDF]
Zheng H, Wu S, Wang W, Qiu W, Feng Y.
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ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of tirzepatide on glycaemia, weight, and markers of cardiometabolic risk in people with type 1 diabetes and obesity. Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study compared 142 adults with type 1 diabetes (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) initiated on tirzepatide against 50 age‐, sex‐ and BMI‐matched ...
Simon A. Berry +4 more
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Genetically determined blood pressure, antihypertensive drug classes, and frailty: A Mendelian randomization study. [PDF]
Zhuang Z +13 more
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ABSTRACT Background Lifestyle interventions targeting metabolic health may influence chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, particularly among adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity. We evaluated real‐world associations between a telehealth‐delivered, individualized nutrition therapy program (VINT) and CKD incidence and progression compared with usual ...
Shaminie J. Athinarayanan +7 more
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A Case of Moyamoya Disease With Spontaneous Regression of Posterior Choroidal Artery Aneurysm After Improvement in Obesity and Administration of an Antihypertensive Drug. [PDF]
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