C Meier

Summary

Affiliation: University Hospital
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi [Mental changes in hypo- and hyperthyroidism]
    C Meier
    , , Departement Innere Medizin, , Kantonsspital Basel, Switzerland
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr 127:1145-50. 2002
  2. ncbi Is there a clinical relevance of partial androgen deficiency of the aging male?
    Mirjam Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals, Basel, Switzerland
    J Urol 172:624-7. 2004
  3. ncbi Use of thiazolidinediones and fracture risk
    Christian Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 2, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    Arch Intern Med 168:820-5. 2008
  4. ncbi TSH-controlled L-thyroxine therapy reduces cholesterol levels and clinical symptoms in subclinical hypothyroidism: a double blind, placebo-controlled trial (Basel Thyroid Study)
    C Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Central Laboratories, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:4860-6. 2001
  5. ncbi Serum thyroid stimulating hormone in assessment of severity of tissue hypothyroidism in patients with overt primary thyroid failure: cross sectional survey
    Christian Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, CH-4031 Basle, Switzerland
    BMJ 326:311-2. 2003
  6. ncbi Pro-A-type and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptides in different thyroid function states
    M Christ-Crain
    Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 135:549-54. 2005
  7. ncbi Basal TSH levels compared with TRH-stimulated TSH levels to diagnose different degrees of TSH suppression: diagnostic and therapeutic impact of assay performance
    M Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospitals, Petersgraben, Basel, Switzerland
    Eur J Clin Invest 32:931-7. 2002
  8. ncbi Value of gonadotropin-releasing hormone testing in the differential diagnosis of androgen deficiency in elderly men
    M Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Petersgraben 4, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:1280-6. 2005
  9. ncbi Comparison of different methods for the measurement of serum testosterone in the aging male
    M Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Basel, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 134:193-7. 2004
  10. ncbi Combined stimulation of adrenocorticotropin and compound-S by single dose metyrapone test as an outpatient procedure to assess hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function
    K Berneis
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:5470-5. 2002

Detail Information

Publications22

  1. ncbi [Mental changes in hypo- and hyperthyroidism]
    C Meier
    , , Departement Innere Medizin, , Kantonsspital Basel, Switzerland
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr 127:1145-50. 2002
  2. ncbi Is there a clinical relevance of partial androgen deficiency of the aging male?
    Mirjam Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals, Basel, Switzerland
    J Urol 172:624-7. 2004
    ..We investigate the association between various T measures and clinical and biochemical parameters of the aging male...
  3. ncbi Use of thiazolidinediones and fracture risk
    Christian Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 2, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    Arch Intern Med 168:820-5. 2008
    ..Thiazolidinediones may adversely affect the skeleton owing to decreased bone formation and accelerated bone loss...
  4. ncbi TSH-controlled L-thyroxine therapy reduces cholesterol levels and clinical symptoms in subclinical hypothyroidism: a double blind, placebo-controlled trial (Basel Thyroid Study)
    C Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Central Laboratories, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:4860-6. 2001
    ..An important risk reduction of cardiovascular mortality of 9-31% can be estimated from the observed improvement in low density lipoprotein cholesterol...
  5. ncbi Serum thyroid stimulating hormone in assessment of severity of tissue hypothyroidism in patients with overt primary thyroid failure: cross sectional survey
    Christian Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, CH-4031 Basle, Switzerland
    BMJ 326:311-2. 2003
  6. ncbi Pro-A-type and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptides in different thyroid function states
    M Christ-Crain
    Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 135:549-54. 2005
    ....
  7. ncbi Basal TSH levels compared with TRH-stimulated TSH levels to diagnose different degrees of TSH suppression: diagnostic and therapeutic impact of assay performance
    M Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospitals, Petersgraben, Basel, Switzerland
    Eur J Clin Invest 32:931-7. 2002
    ..If, however, only a second generation TSH assay is available, additional TRH testing allows a more careful titration of suppressive thyroxine therapy...
  8. ncbi Value of gonadotropin-releasing hormone testing in the differential diagnosis of androgen deficiency in elderly men
    M Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Petersgraben 4, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:1280-6. 2005
    ..To exclude secondary hypogonadism in PADAM, diagnostic accuracy can be improved by using GnRH testing...
  9. ncbi Comparison of different methods for the measurement of serum testosterone in the aging male
    M Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Basel, Switzerland
    Swiss Med Wkly 134:193-7. 2004
    ..However, there is an ongoing controversy as to which T assay is most appropriate in defining T deficiency in the aging male...
  10. ncbi Combined stimulation of adrenocorticotropin and compound-S by single dose metyrapone test as an outpatient procedure to assess hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function
    K Berneis
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:5470-5. 2002
    ..Despite the relatively high cross-reactivity of CMP-S in the cortisol assay, the sum of CMP-S and cortisol levels with a cut-off value of 450 nmol/liter yields a better diagnostic accuracy compared with CMP-S alone...
  11. ncbi Prospective study of the spontaneous course of subclinical hypothyroidism: prognostic value of thyrotropin, thyroid reserve, and thyroid antibodies
    Gerold Huber
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Clinic of Medicine B, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:3221-6. 2002
    ..0-15.6). Our study helps to recognize the spontaneous course of subclinical hypothyroidism and in the identification of patients most likely to progress to overt hypothyroidism...
  12. ncbi Restoration of euthyroidism accelerates bone turnover in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism: a randomized controlled trial
    Christian Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals, CH 4031, Basel, Switzerland
    Osteoporos Int 15:209-16. 2004
    ..However, long-term studies are needed to confirm this assumption...
  13. ncbi Elevated C-reactive protein and homocysteine values: cardiovascular risk factors in hypothyroidism? A cross-sectional and a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
    Mirjam Christ-Crain
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospitals, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
    Atherosclerosis 166:379-86. 2003
    ..In contrast to overt disease, only CRP, but not tHcy values, are affected in SCH, yet without significant improvement after L-thyroxine therapy...
  14. ncbi Age-related changes in serum testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin in Australian men: longitudinal analyses of two geographically separate regional cohorts
    Peter Y Liu
    Department of Andrology, Concord Hospital and ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2139, Australia
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:3599-603. 2007
    ..Cross-sectional studies from different populations show a variable decline in blood testosterone concentrations as men age. Few population representative cohorts have been followed up over time...
  15. ncbi Bone turnover in elderly men: relationships to change in bone mineral density
    Tuan V Nguyen
    Bone and Mineral Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 8:13. 2007
    ..an individual; (ii) is there a relationship between baseline measurements of bone turnover markers and subsequent change in BMD; and (iii) is there a relationship between changes in bone turnover markers and changes in femoral neck BMD?..
  16. ncbi Repeated measurement of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in Down syndrome screening: a validation study
    Glenn E Palomaki
    Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
    Prenat Diagn 26:730-9. 2006
    ..To confirm that measuring pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in both first- and second-trimester serum samples improves Down syndrome screening...
  17. ncbi Use of recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone in the management of well-differentiated thyroid cancer
    Marius E Kraenzlin
    University Hospital Basel, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Missionsstrasse 24, CH 4055 Basel, Switzerland
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 6:167-76. 2006
    ..In addition, rhTSH has potential for use in facilitating the treatment of metastasis in patients with DTC and in patients with non-toxic nodular goiter; however, more clinical trials are needed to confirm its use in these situations...
  18. ncbi Endocrine regulation of bone turnover in men
    Christian Meier
    Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 63:603-16. 2005
  19. ncbi Seasonal variation of bone turnover?
    Markus J Seibel
    J Bone Miner Res 19:168-9; author reply 170-1. 2004
  20. ncbi Bone resorption and osteoporotic fractures in elderly men: the dubbo osteoporosis epidemiology study
    Christian Meier
    Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    J Bone Miner Res 20:579-87. 2005
    ..3 years, high bone resorption as assessed by S-ICTP was associated with increased risk of osteoporotic fracture, independent of BMD. Combining measurements of BMD and bone turnover may improve fracture prediction in elderly men...
  21. ncbi Prolactin dysregulation in women with subclinical hypothyroidism: effect of levothyroxine replacement therapy
    Christian Meier
    Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Basel, Switzerland
    Thyroid 13:979-85. 2003
    ....
  22. ncbi Recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin but not dihydrotestosterone alone stimulates osteoblastic collagen synthesis in older men with partial age-related androgen deficiency
    Christian Meier
    Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:3033-41. 2004
    ..If androgen supplementation is required for aging men, aromatizable androgens with sufficient endogenous estrogenic activity may have the most beneficial effects on bone...