Complications of Cushing's syndrome: state of the art

R Pivonello, AM Isidori, MC De Martino… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Cushing's syndrome is a serious endocrine disease caused by chronic, autonomous, and
excessive secretion of cortisol. The syndrome is associated with increased mortality and …

The treatment of Cushing's disease

R Pivonello, M De Leo, A Cozzolino… - Endocrine …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cushing's disease (CD), or pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome, is a severe
endocrine disease caused by a corticotroph pituitary tumor and associated with increased …

Treatment of Cushing's syndrome: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

LK Nieman, BMK Biller, JW Findling… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for treating Cushing's
syndrome. Participants: Participants include an Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of …

Prevalence of pituitary adenomas: a community‐based, cross‐sectional study in Banbury (Oxfordshire, UK)

A Fernandez, N Karavitaki, JAH Wass - Clinical endocrinology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are associated with increased morbidity
and mortality. The optimal delivery of services and the provision of care for patients with PAs …

Multisystem morbidity and mortality in Cushing's syndrome: a cohort study

OM Dekkers, E Horváth-Puhó… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Context: Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with hypercoagulability, insulin resistance,
hypertension, bone loss, and immunosuppression. To date, no adequately large cohort …

Epidemiology and mortality of Cushing's syndrome

OA Hakami, S Ahmed, N Karavitaki - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare endocrine disorder characterised by excess
cortisol secretion due to either ACTH-dependent conditions [commonly an ACTH-producing …

Mortality and morbidity in Cushing's disease over 50 years in Stoke-on-Trent, UK: audit and meta-analysis of literature

RN Clayton, D Raskauskiene… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Context: Pituitary ACTH-dependent Cushing's disease (CD) is uncommon, and there are
very limited data on long-term mortality. Objective: The aim was to summarize what is known …

Mortality in patients with pituitary disease

M Sherlock, J Ayuk, JW Tomlinson… - Endocrine …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Pituitary disease is associated with increased mortality predominantly due to vascular
disease. Control of cortisol secretion and GH hypersecretion (and cardiovascular risk factor …

Mortality in patients with Cushing's disease more than 10 years after remission: a multicentre, multinational, retrospective cohort study

RN Clayton, PW Jones, RC Reulen… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background No agreement has been reached on the long-term survival prospects for
patients with Cushing's disease. We studied life expectancy in patients who had received …

MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: The burden of Cushing's disease: clinical and health-related quality of life aspects

RA Feelders, SJ Pulgar, A Kempel… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by excess
secretion of ACTH due to a pituitary adenoma. Current treatment options are limited and …