Aortic pulse wave velocity in children with Cushing syndrome: A window into a marker of early cardiovascular disease. [PDF]
, 2019 ObjectiveTo investigate early signs of cardiovascular arterial remodelling in paediatric patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) in comparison with normative values from healthy children.Study designThe metrics used to assess cardiac health were from ...
Bandettini, Wiphada Patricia +10 more
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Plasma Steroid Metabolome Profiling for Diagnosis and Subtyping Patients with Cushing Syndrome.
Clinical Chemistry, 2018 BACKGROUND Diagnosis of Cushing syndrome requires a multistep process that includes verification of hypercortisolism followed by identification of the cause of adrenocortical hyperfunction.
G. Eisenhofer +9 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Cushing’s syndrome is an endocrine disease in dogs that negatively impacts upon the quality-of-life of affected animals. Cushing’s syndrome can be a challenging diagnosis to confirm, therefore new methods to aid diagnosis are warranted.
I. Schofield +6 more
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Interpretation of Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Cushing's Disease: a Guideline Update from the Pituitary Society——Medical Therapies [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Cushing's disease, the most common cause of endogenous Cushing's syndrome, is hypercortisolemia caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma.
TANG Yu, TAN Huiwen, LI Jianwei, YU Yerong
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Alterations in Protein Kinase A Substrate Specificity as a Potential Cause of Cushing Syndrome.
Endocrinology, 2019 Cushing syndrome is a severe endocrine disorder of cortisol excess associated with major metabolic and cardiovascular sequelae. We recently identified somatic mutations in PRKACA, the gene encoding the catalytic (C) α subunit of protein kinase A (PKA ...
K. Bathon +7 more
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Cardiovascular features of possible autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with adrenal incidentalomas [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Low-grade incomplete post-dexamethasone cortisol suppression in patients with adrenal incidentalomas – recently defined as possible autonomous cortisol secretion (pACS) – has been associated with increased cardiovascular events and mortality.
Di Giorgio, Maria Rosaria +12 more
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Infantile Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome due to Topical Steroids
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2019 Cushing syndrome is an endocrinological disorder characterized by increased free plasma glucocorticoids level. It is either due to an excessive endogenous release of steroids (e.g., pituitary adenoma or adrenal hyperplasia) or exogenous administration of
Lulwah Alkhuder, Horia Mawlawi
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Chirurgie der Hyperthyreose [PDF]
, 1978 Pathophysiologie, Diagnostik, Operationsindikation und Vorbehandlung, chirurgisches Krankengut, Operationsverfahren und Nachbehandlung mit funktionellen Spätergebnissen wurden gezeigt.
Günther, B. +5 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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A Benign Cause of Widened Mediastinum: A Case of Mediastinal Lipomatosis [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction We report a patient with a widened mediastinum secondary to a rare and benign condition known as mediastinal lipomatosis (ML). ML is caused by accumulation of adipose tissue within the mediastinum.
Fonseka, MD, Natasha, Ruel, MD, Ewa
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