Márta Sereg, Agnes Szappanos, Judit Toke, Kinga Karlinger, Karolina Feldman, Eva Kaszper, Ibolya Varga, Edit Gláz, Károly Rácz, Miklós Tóth
OBJECTIVE: Despite the increased prevalences of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hyperlipidemy, and obesity in patients with non-functioning adrenal adenomas (NFAAs), there is a paucity of data on long-term atherosclerotic morbidity as well as the long-term cardiovascular effects of adrenalectomy in these patients. DESIGN, PATIENTS, AND METHODS: This retrospective study includes the results of baseline and follow-up investigations of 125 patients (29 males and 96 females; mean age 60...
April 2009: European Journal of Endocrinology