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Midnight serum cortisol as a marker of increased cardiovascular risk in patients with a clinically inapparent adrenal adenoma.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Aug 2005
Terzolo Massimo, Bovio Silvia, Pia Anna, Conton Pier Antonio, Reimondo Giuseppe, Dall'Asta Chiara, Bemporad Donatella, Angeli Alberto, Opocher Giuseppe, Mannelli Massimo, Ambrosi Bruno, Mantero Franco
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OBJECTIVE: There is scant information on the morbidity associated with subclinical Cushing's syndrome in patients with a clinically inapparent adrenal adenoma. In the present study, we have determined the prevalence of alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in such patients and examined whether any correlation between endocrine data and the clinical phenotype exists. DESIGN AND METHODS: A...
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