[PDF] Top 20 Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab vol.55 número3

... Objetivo: Comparar a ultrassonografia (US) à ressonância magnética nuclear (RMN) e o índice de atividade clínica (IAC) na oftalmopatia de Graves. Sujeitos e métodos: Dezenove pacientes submetidos à medida da espessura ... See full document

... Substernal goiter is usually defined as a goiter in which the thyroid mass has descended the plane of the thoracic inlet or if more than 50% of the thyroid mass is located below the thora- cic inlet. Substernal goiters ... See full document

... Objective: To evaluate the functional and hemodynamic responses during exercise and its re- covery in patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism (SCH). Subjects and methods: A cross-sec- tional study was carried out with ... See full document

... Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) is more aggressive than sporadic thyroid cancer. Subjects and methods: We compared the clinical behavior and ... See full document

... Objetivo: Avaliar as respostas hormonais ao teste de exercício em estágios incrementais (EX) até exaustão. Sujeitos e métodos: Foram examinados adolescentes com 16 anos de idade e índice Tanner 4 (TS4) e com 17 anos de ... See full document

... and insulin resistance determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and estimated glucose disposal ratio (eGDR), respectively. Twenty patients (45%) had MS according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. ... See full document

... Introduction: There are several complications of the cardiovascular system caused by acrome- galy, especially hypertension. Objectives: To evaluate hypertension characteristics in patients with cured/controlled ... See full document

... Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with carotid atherosclerosis, as well as dyslipidemia, and arterial hypertension. Subjects and methods: The study ... See full document

... The International Diabetes Federation Taskforce on Epidemiology and Prevention of Diabetes convened a consensus working group of diabetologists, endocrinologists, surgeons and public health experts to review the ... See full document

... Programa de triagem neonatal para hipotireoidismo congênito no nordeste do Brasil: crité- rios diagnósticos e resultados. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab[r] ... See full document

... Table 2. Proposed diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence. Features: + Present, - Absent, +/- Controversial. The presence of a “√” indicates that this classification agrees that the diagnosis ... See full document

... levels of blood pressure, triglycerides and fasting glucose, and low levels of HDL-cholesterol. Insulin resistance may be present as early as 1 year of age, and obesity and/or type 2 diabetes are more prevalent in those ... See full document

... Objective: To investigate associations between metabolic syndrome (MS) and 24-hour blood pressure parameters as a measure of cardiovascular risk (CVR). Subjects and methods: 136 hypertensive subjects, of both sexes, aged ... See full document

... Fibrose cística (FC) é a doença autossômica recessiva mais comum nos caucasianos. Avanços no tratamento da FC acarretaram aumento na sobrevida dos pacientes, que trouxe o apareci- mento de comorbidades relacionadas à ... See full document

... In the last two decades there was important evolution on the knowledge of the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. In the last decade, the expression “relative adrenal insufficiency” (RAI) was created, ... See full document

... Os distúrbios do desenvolvimento sexual (DDS) envolvem várias condições que resultam de anormalidades que podem acontecer tanto na determinação como durante a diferenciação gonadal. Algumas dessas doenças podem se ... See full document

... A granulomatose de Wegener (GW) é uma vasculite necrotizante multissistêmica que afeta clas- sicamente o trato respiratório superior, pulmões e rins. O envolvimento da hipófise foi descrita em 24 pacientes na literatura, ... See full document

... Objective: To evaluate the effects of levothyroxine (L-T4) replacement in echocardiographic pa- rameters of middle-aged women with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH). Subjects and methods: This was a randomized, ... See full document

... thyroid scan (STS) showed uptake with rapid washout. AM therapy was discontinued, and com- bined therapy was started. After a long course of glucocorticoid and thionamides, the patient became euthyroid. It is necessary ... See full document

... Objetivo: Avaliar as características do hiperparatireoidismo primário normocalcêmico (HPTPN) em pacientes atendidos para avaliação de osteoporose. Pacientes e métodos: Foi realizada análi- se de um banco de dados de 156 ... See full document