Background Adult patients with diabetes or newly recognized hyperglycemia account for
over 30% of noncritically ill hospitalized patients. These patients are at increased risk for …

The 11th Acromegaly Consensus Conference in April 2017 was convened to update
recommendations on therapeutic outcomes for patients with acromegaly. Consensus guidelines on …

Background After the 2002/2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak, 30% of
survivors exhibited persisting structural pulmonary abnormalities. The long-term pulmonary …

Background: Different changes of plasma ghrelin levels have been reported following
gastric banding, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion. Methods: This …

To study the effects of physical conditioning on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, we
examined the plasma ACTH, cortisol, and lactate responses in sedentary subjects, …

Endocrine abnormalities are a common feature of chronic renal insufficiency [1, 2]. Changes
of androgen synthesis and metabolism develop early after the onset of renal insufficiency …

Aims/hypothesis The novel insulin-mimetic adipocytokine visfatin has been linked to the
metabolic syndrome, but its regulation has not been characterised to date. Since insulin-mimetic …

The natural history and remote prognosis of hypertension in pregnancy is controversial. A
principal reason for this situation is that it is difficult to distinguish the different etiological …

Microalbuminuria in diabetes is a risk factor for early death and an indicator for aggressive
blood pressure (BP) lowering. We compared a combination of 2 mg perindopril/0.625 mg …

Context: Administration of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP-4) impairs insulin sensitivity in
animals, and elevated serum concentrations have been associated with insulin resistance in …