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Unilateral nodular adrenal hyperplasia: Case series

African Journal of Urology, 2016
Introduction: Nodular adrenal hyperplasia is one of rare causes of adrenocortical hyperplasia. The disease usually presents bilaterally. Few publications discussed the possibility of unilateral disease, in association with hyperaldosteronism or Cushing ...
A.F. Kotb, M.A. Atta
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cushing\u27s syndrome hyperplasia [PDF]

, 1997
Cushing\u27s syndrome ...

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Subclinical cardiac alterations and cardiometabolic profile in adolescents with newly diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross‐sectional comparative echocardiographic study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective While cardiometabolic comorbidities have been well established in adults with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it remains unclear whether the early signs of cardiovascular morbidity emerge during adolescence. This study aimed to investigate whether metabolic and cardiovascular alterations begin in adolescents with PCOS.
Demet Aygün Ari, Melis Pehlivantürk Kizilkan, Musa Öztürk, İlker Ertuğrul, Hayrettin Hakan Aykan, Tevfik Karagöz, Nuray Kanbur, Orhan Derman, Sinem Akgül   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic Syndrome in Cushing’s Syndrome [PDF]

Neuroendocrinology, 2010
Although the concept of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as a disease entity continues to be debated, it provides a means by which patients at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease can be identified and categorized with routinely available criteria. Insulin resistance plays a central role in these abnormalities.
Philippe, Chanson, Sylvie, Salenave
openaire   +2 more sources

Insulin Resistance: An Update on Biochemical and Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Impact on Various Diseases

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insulin resistance is the biological phenomenon in which the human body's normal response to the metabolic hormone insulin is compromised. Insulin is a regulator of most of the essential metabolic steps in the body that control energy homoeostasis, so dysregulation leads to multiple diverse human diseases including, most prominently, Type 2 ...
Peter J. Little, Stefan Offermanns, Haaglim Cho, Zhiping Liu, Pinglian Yang, Qiaozhu Su, Henry Wade, Wah Yang, Danielle Kamato, Neale Cohen, Alex Bobik, Iqra Ilyas, Suowen Xu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hair cortisol in the evaluation of Cushing syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
PurposeHair cortisol evaluation has been used to help detect patients with suspected Cushing syndrome. Our goal was to correlate segmental hair cortisol with biochemical testing in patients with Cushing syndrome and controls. This study was a prospective
Jeremy Swan, Aaron Hodes, Maya B. Lodish, Demidowich, Andrew, Mihail Zilbermint, Tirosh, Amit, Belyavskaya, Elena, Stratakis, Constantine A, Nichole Jonas, Zilbermint, Mihail, Meyer, Jerrold, Rosenberg, Kendra, Lyssikatos, Charalampos, Hodes, Aaron, Charalampos Lyssikatos, Swan, Jeremy, Elena Belyavskaya, Lodish, Maya B, Amit Tirosh, Constantine A. Stratakis, Jerrold Meyer, Andrew Demidowich, Kendra Rosenberg, Jonas, Nichole   +23 more
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Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Managed by Etomidate: A Case Report

Acta Medica Iranica, 2020
Ectopic increase of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) or ectopic Cushing syndrome is a rare initial presentation of small cell carcinoma and carcinoid tumor of the lung.
Masoud Mohebbi, Shohreh Vojouhi, Seyed Alireza Javadinia, Faeze Keihanian, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Ali Motamedzadeh Torghabeh   +5 more
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SURMOUNT‐REAL UK: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Tirzepatide in Adults With Obesity

Obesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SURMOUNT‐REAL UK will evaluate the effectiveness of tirzepatide when offered in addition to standard‐of‐care (SoC) in adults with Class I obesity (BMI ≥ 30 and ≤ 34.9 kg/m2) and without diabetes in a UK primary care setting. Methods A 5‐year, phase 4, multicenter, open‐label, pragmatic randomized clinical trial is enabled through ...
Martin K. Rutter, Julie Mount, J. Martin Gibson, Joanne Webb, Cheryl Marler, Catherine Reed, Mugdha Gore, Wenyu Ye, Elisa Gomez Valderas, John Wilding, Naveed Sattar, Melanie J. Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Richard Haynes, Rachel L. Batterham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergence of De Novo Conditions Following Remission of Cushing Syndrome: A Case Report and Scoping Review

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Objective Onset and exacerbation of autoimmune, inflammatory or steroid‐responsive conditions have been reported following the remission of Cushing syndrome, leading to challenges in distinguishing a new condition versus expected symptomatology following
Noémie Desgagnés, Laura Senior, Daniel Vis, Katayoun Alikhani, Kirstie Lithgow   +4 more
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