Maria Alevizaki

..The pathology of the parathyroid glands includes hyperplasia, adenoma or a combination of the two. The optimal surgical management of this entity has not been defined yet...

..Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) has varying clinical course. We assessed trends in MTC presentation during the last 34 years...

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..Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas are tumors often found accidentally after thyroidectomy for other thyroid disorders...

..It has been reported that hypothyroidism is associated with better survival in elderly persons. We investigated possible associations of thyroid status with clinical outcome in patients with acute stroke...

..Results in euthyroid individuals have been conflicting. We investigated associations of thyroid function with systolic (SAP) and diastolic (DAP) arterial pressure in euthyroid subjects...

..To assess whether otherwise healthy women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may have abnormalities in endothelial function at a very early stage, before glucose intolerance occurs...

..Chronic HPA axis hyperreactivity combined with tissue hypersensitivity to glucocorticoids may contribute to more severe atherosclerosis and CAD...

..The aim of this study was to explore the possibility that the Pro(12)Ala polymorphism of the PPAR gamma gene, associated with a modified transcriptional activity, might be affecting the severity of TAO...

..We investigated the association of common ER alpha polymorphisms with the severity of CAD and with metabolic and reproductive factors in postmenopausal women undergoing coronary angiography...

..We investigated possible associations between the (TAAAA)n polymorphism of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) gene promoter, which influences transcriptional efficiency of the SHBG gene and the severity of CAD in women...

..Indeed, new advances in the preventive diagnosis and molecular treatment of MEN 1 and MEN 2, respectively, continued unabated, and an update on this front was also presented at MEN2008 and is included in this issue...

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..New cases of well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are diagnosed more frequently worldwide. We investigated trends and differences in clinical and histological characteristics of new DTC cases presenting in one large center...

..been associated with obesity, insulin resistance, weight gain, and earlier onset of type 2 diabetes, is more frequent in women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) or whether it is associated with weight gain during pregnancy..

..The aim of this study was to determine if the amylin/IAPP gene is expressed as the IAPP peptide in MTC tissues...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of this polymorphism of the AR gene in the extent of CAD in male patients...

..The objective of this study was to investigate possible associations of thyroid hormone status with clinical outcome in patients admitted for acute stroke...

..Until this is accomplished, substitution in hypothyroidism should aim at low normal TSH, to ensure normal T3 levels...

..Moreover, coronary artery disease is insidiously manifested in younger patients...

..Circulating androgens are associated, although not independently, with structural changes such as the IMT of carotid artery; this effect is possibly influenced by lipid levels and age...

..Well-designed prospective studies will further clarify their role in cerebrovascular disease...

..We used ultrasound (US) to assess regional adiposity and investigated associations of thyroid function with parameters of central obesity...

..The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of TA in children and adolescents and to determine if there are relationships between the period of onset of TA and gender and between TA and maternal autoimmunity...

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..In the overweight individuals, this association was not apparent, possibly because some of the mechanisms that mediate the effect of glycemia on vascular function are shared by obesity...

..The aim of this study was to assess non-invasively NO-dependent endothelial function of resistance arteries in subjects with hypothyroidism of varying severity...

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..Evidence on their diurnal association derived from frequent measurements of both variables is, however, lacking in humans...

..We also assessed hypertension prevalence and arterial stiffening in postmenopausal women with or without history of premenstrual symptoms...

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..These results also suggest that the utility of self-reported weight changes may be limited in primary prevention practice...

..In contrast, no correlation was observed with other risk factors or surrogate markers of atherosclerosis. Prospective studies to assess whether prolactin is an additional hormone increasing cardiovascular risk are warranted...

..The present study aims at assessing renal function status in patients with acute stroke and investigate any prognostic significance on the outcome...

..Menopausal status was also considered in this setting since HT is mainly prevalent in women...

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..The observed abnormalities in arterial stiffness may have detrimental effects on left ventricular function and coronary perfusion in hypothyroid subjects...

..The aim of the study was to examine the distribution of the INS-VNTRs in women with GDM and to investigate possible associations with features of beta cell function and glycaemic control in this population...

..This study examines the relative impact of different measures of adiposity on markers of early atherosclerosis. In particular weight changes over time have been poorly assessed in this setting...

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..The aim of this study was to examine the impact of renal dysfunction on both coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) without severe renal impairment...

..Coronary artery disease (CAD) risk increases in women after the menopause. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of diabetes on the severity of CAD in postmenopausal women undergoing coronary angiography...

..Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been associated with increased mortality in a variety of clinical settings. We studied the incidence, predictors, and effect of AKI on long-term overall mortality and cardiovascular events after stroke...

..An increased number of goitrous patients were identified among outpatients in Gyrocaster, a mountainous region in Southwestern Albania. We examined possible associations of thyroid enlargement with nutritional factors...

..This region has not been studied in atherosclerotic disease. In the present study, we examined the association between coronary artery disease (CAD) and alterations of the NH(2)-terminal part of ERalpha coding region...

..The present study aimed to evaluate the association between thyroid function and markers of arterial structure and function in euthyroid postmenopausal women...

..Although clinical hyperthyroidism (HR) is associated with insulin resistance, the information on insulin action in subclinical hyperthyroidism (SHR) is limited...

..Furthermore, recent data about the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of estrogen action on the vasculature are presented...

..We provide an update on the role of endogenous sex steroids on cardio- and cerebro-vascular disease in the postmenopausal period...

..Higher T4 and fT4 levels before treatment might predict a favorable response to donepezil treatment...

..Thyroid volume (TV) varies between geographical regions. Thus, population-specific references for TV in regions with long-standing iodine sufficiency may be more accurate than a single international reference...

..limited data exist concerning obesity and survival in patients after acute stroke. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between obesity and survival in patients with acute first-ever stroke...

..We investigated the association of common ESR2 variants with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and with the severity of CAD in postmenopausal women...

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..Most of these studies concern intensive care unit (ICU) patients, whereas the non-critically ill patients outside the ICU setting are less well studied...

..To examine differences between hypothyroid patients and healthy volunteers in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure parameters...

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..P2340 is the first Tg peptide found to be pathogenic in low as well as high responder mouse strains and thus will allow us to investigate mechanisms of EAT induction in a genetically resistant host...

..In this study we report our experience with 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([(18)F]FDG-PET/CT) in the evaluation of this specific group...

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..Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland, although very rare, should be considered as a possible diagnosis when localized swelling, cold abscess or thyroid nodule with or without a cystic component are present...

..TSH values are not correlated with BMI-SDS, whereas T (4)/T (3) ratio in boys and FT (4) in girls are negatively correlated with BMI-SDS...

..The aim of our study was to measure arterial stiffness in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, its contributing factors and its relation to macrovascular arterial changes...

..The possible role of metabolic and hormonal parameters on endothelial function was also examined...

..Our aim was to investigate potential protein alterations of the enzyme comparing them to ki 67 proliferation marker expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)...

..On the contrary, the presence of both these alleles results in a significant increase in the RR for the development of Graves' disease in the Greek population, particularly in females...

..Thyroid autoimmunity decreases in the very old. We investigated whether glucocorticoid (GC) activity, which increases in old age, is involved in this process...

..Endothelial function is decreased in the early morning in hypertensive patients, whereas arterial stiffness is increased in the evening. Changes in BP-dependent passive artery distension may be involved in this phenomenon...

..A follow-up of these individuals might elucidate whether MVP constitutes an early index of autoimmunity...

..In hyperthyroidism, tissue glucose disposal is increased to adapt to high energy demand. Our aim was to examine the regulation of glucose transporter (GLUT) isoforms by IGF-I in monocytes from patients with hyperthyroidism...

..Incomplete forms with milder phenotype and partial responsiveness to FSH have also been described. Although gonadotrophin resistance is a very rare condition, its correct diagnosis is important for the selection of adequate treatment...

..Hence, the naturally occurring variant (Val(79)Met) of the hCGbeta gene 5, found previously at high frequency in the US, is clearly less common, or absent, in the European populations studied...

..The authors review the current information on adrenocortical responses to gonadotropins in experimental animals and humans...