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A Cozzolino

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Visceral adiposity index and metabolic profile in adult patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: hydrocortisone versus prednisone treatment.

2013

Background: Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hypeplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency need a life-long therapy with glucocorticoids (GCs) and tend to have a cluster of metabolic risk factors, which are consistent with metabolic syndrome (MS). Most frequently used GCs are Hydrocortisone (HC) and Prednisone (P), different for both pharmacodynamic and pharmacokynetic characteristics. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of HC and P on VAI, a new indicator of visceral fat function, and on metabolic profile in CAH patients long term treated with GC. Materials and Methods: Thirty-two patients (22 F, 10 M, 18-46 yrs), among which 16 (11 F, 5 M) treated with HC (dose 10-45…

21-hydroxylase deficiency
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Treatment of skeletal impairment in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism: when and how?

2014

Guidelines for the management of osteoporosis induced by endogenous hypercortisolism are not available. Both the American College of Rheumatology and the International Osteoporosis Foundation recommend to modulate the treatment of exogenous glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO) based on the individual fracture risk profile (calculated by FRAX) and dose of glucocorticoid used, but it is difficult to translate corticosteroid dosages to different degrees of endogenous hypercortisolism, and there are no data on validation of FRAX stratification method in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism. Consequently, it is unclear whether such recommendations may be adapted to patients with endoge…

Oncologymedicine.medical_specialtyFRAXEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismOsteoporosisHypercortisolismAdrenal incidentaloma; Cushing's disease; Glucocorticoids; Osteoporosis; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Cushing Syndrome; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic Fractures; Risk FactorsEndogenyDiseaseadrenal incidentalomaBone remodelingRisk FactorsInternal medicinemedicineHumansCushing SyndromeBone Density Conservation Agentsglucocorticoidsbusiness.industrycushing's diseaseCushing's diseasemedicine.diseaseosteoporosisRheumatologyglucocorticoids; osteoporosis; cushing's disease; adrenal incidentalomaEndocrinologyAdrenal incidentaloma; CUSHING'S DISEASE; Glucocorticoids; OsteoporosisbusinessGlucocorticoidOsteoporotic Fracturesmedicine.drug
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EFFECT OF SWITCH FROM CONVENTIONAL GLUCOCORTICOIDS TO “DUAL RELEASE HYDROCORTISONE” (DR-HC) ON METABOLIC PROFILE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULT PATIENT…

2014

adrenal insufficiency
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The hypertension of Cushing's syndrome: Controversies in the pathophysiology and focus on cardiovascular complications

2014

Cushing's syndrome is associated with increased mortality, mainly due to cardiovascular complications, which are sustained by the common development of systemic arterial hypertension and metabolic syndrome, which partially persist after the disease remission. Cardiovascular diseases and hypertension associated with endogenous hypercortisolism reveal underexplored peculiarities. The use of exogenous corticosteroids also impacts on hypertension and cardiovascular system, especially after prolonged treatment. The mechanisms involved in the development of hypertension differ, whether glucocorticoid excess is acute or chronic, and the source endogenous or exogenous, introducing inconsistencies a…

Maleantihypertensive treatment; blood pressure; corticosteroids; Cushing's syndrome; hypercortisolism; hypertension; metabolic syndrome; vascular system; Animals; Blood Pressure; Cushing Syndrome; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Metabolic Syndromemedicine.medical_specialtyPhysiologyHypercortisolismReviewsCushing's syndromecorticosteroidsSettore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaCushing syndromeInternal medicineAntihypertensive treatmentInternal MedicineAnimalsHumansMedicineCorticosteroidIntensive care medicineCushing SyndromeGlucocorticoidsS syndromebusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseMetabolic syndromeantihypertensive treatment blood pressure corticosteroids Cushing's syndrome hypercortisolism; hypertension metabolic syndrome vascular systemPathophysiologyClinical trialCritical appraisalEndocrinologyBlood pressureVascular systemantihypertensive treatment; blood pressure; corticosteroids; Cushing's syndrome; hypercortisolism; hypertension; metabolic syndrome; vascular systemHypertensionBlood pressureFemaleAntihypertensive treatment; Blood pressure; Corticosteroids; Cushing's syndrome; Hypercortisolism; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Vascular system; Internal Medicine; Physiology; Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMetabolic syndromebusinessCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGlucocorticoidmedicine.drug
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