Glucocorticoids are involved in several responses triggered by a variety of environmental
and physiological stimuli. These hormones have a wide-range of regulatory effects in …

Increasing evidence shows that obesity is the critical factor in shaping cardio-metabolic
phenotypes. However, the pathogenic mechanisms remain incompletely clarified. According …

Background Cushing disease (CD) may lead to accelerated cardiovascular remodeling and
increased mortality. There are suspected differences in the mechanism of cardiovascular …

Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) may confer increased cardiovascular risk beyond
effects on systemic blood pressure, but contributing mechanisms remain incompletely …

In current practice, an adrenal adenoma usually comes as an unexpected byproduct of an
imaging study performed for unrelated reasons, without any prior suspect of adrenal …

A considerable amount of data supports a 1.8-7.4-fold increased mortality associated with
Cushing's syndrome (CS). This is attributed to a high occurrence of several cardiovascular …

Objective: As a consequence of hypercortisolism, Cushing syndrome (CS) is frequently
observed with other diseases that are associated with atherosclerosis, including diabetes …

Surgical stress involves a wide neuro-endocrine-metabolic activation that is mainly
regulated by the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. Inflammatory cytokines …

Abstract Background and Purpose: Bilateral adrenalectomy or unilateral adrenalectomy and
contralateral partial adrenalectomy are indicated for the treatment of ACTH-independent …

OBJECTIVE: The monocyte count to HDL-Cholesterol ratio (MHR) was increased in patients
with cardiovascular disease and, showed as an indicator of cardiovascular risk factors …