... patients had female external genitalia hence raised as females. The clinical presentation of 17OHD was earlier (median age: 7 years) in patients, who presented with severe hypertension, atypical genitalia, or positive family history ( n = 6, 50%) than those without (median age: 15.3 years; p = 0.0005...

..., and hypertension are commonly considered the main components of MetS. The first recommended approach to all these pathological conditions in children and adolescents is lifestyle intervention (diet and physical exercise); however, in some selected cases, a pharmacological or surgical treatment might prove useful...

... mineralocorticoid excess, a severe form of familial hypertension. The role of this enzyme in the pathogenesis of common forms of low-renin hypertension remains uncertain. As mentioned previously, studies of Hsd11b1 knockout mice and association studies in humans suggest that 11-HSD1 might influence hepatic fat...

... induced by the misuse of topical clobetasol, a very potent steroid, without a doctor's prescription as a diaper rash cream, and developed moderate left ventricular hypertrophy and pericardial effusion. Cushing syndrome Steroid cream Pericardial effusion Hypertension • Doctors and parents should...

...Elizabeth B. Fudge; Cathrine Constantacos; James C. Fudge; Marsha Davenport Background/Aims: Turner syndrome (TS) is associated with increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease and a dramatically higher rate of aortic dissection. The recognition and treatment of hypertension...

...Dagmar Gröber-Grätz; Kurt Widhalm; Martina de Zwaan; Thomas Reinehr; Susann Blüher; Karl Otfried Schwab; Susanna Wiegand; Reinhard W. Holl; on behalf of the APV Study Group and the German BMBF Competence Network Obesity Background: In order to assess the relationship between hypertension...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia 21-Hydroxylase deficiency Obesity Hypertension Osteoporosis Fertility Mineralocorticoid replacement is required in all patients with classic...

... weekly injection [ 2 ]. Insulin Metabolic syndrome Small for gestational age Birth weight Growth hormone Hypertension © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel 2011 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other...

... program, and most children reach adulthood without serious complications. However, it has been suggested that treatment with supraphysiological dosages of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids may lead to hypertension, obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors [ 3 ]. Studies on blood pressure...

... of premature cardiovascular (CV) death secondary to ischemic heart disease, stroke, and aortic dissection [ 1 ]. A high prevalence of early-onset hypertension with diminished night-day ratios [ 2,3,4 ], diabetes [ 5 ], elevated 24-hour heart rate [ 6 ], left ventricular dysfunction [ 7 ], vasculopathy...

...Alejandro Martinez-Aguayo; Carlos Fardella The knowledge of the genetic bases of hypertension has improved over the last decade; this area of research has high priority due to the high incidence of hypertension and its impact on public health. Monogenetic mineralocorticoid hypertension syndromes...

...Robert M. Carey Background: Hypertension is one of the world’s leading risk factors for morbidity and mortality. Most affected individuals have primary hypertension, while the most common cause of secondary hypertension is primary aldosteronism (6–10%). Primary Aldosteronism: Clinical...

...Michael D. Jensen Body fat distribution is now recognized as an important predictor of the adverse health consequences of obesity. Upper body obesity, especially with increasing visceral fat, is associated with hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, type II diabetes mellitus and premature...

...Toshio Morise; Yoshihiro Takeuchi; Ryoyu Takeda The genetic basis of essential hypertension is still uncertain. Because renin is thought to be a candidate gene for essential hypertension, a prospective study was conducted to compare the frequency of renin gene HindIII restriction fragment length...

...D.J.P. Barker Babies who are small at birth and during infancy are now known to be at an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes during adult life. This has led to the suggestion that these diseases are ‘programmed’ by an inadequate supply of nutrients...

...Philippe Passa Glucose intolerance and noninsulin-dependent diabetes are commonly associated with hypertension. Epidemiological data suggest that this association is independent of age and obesity. Much evidence indicates that the link between diabetes and essential hypertension is hyperinsulinemia...

...J.-P. Grünfeld Glucocorticoid excess is associated with hypertension in man and in animals. This type of hypertension is of rapid onset and independent of salt intake; it can be inhibited by glucocorticoid antagonists, such as RU486. In normal rats, RU486 blunts vascular reactivity...

... be valuable tools to determine adrenal function in complex cases. 18-Hydroxycorticosterone 18-Hydroxydeoxycorticosterone Deoxycorticosterone Corticosterone Aldosterone Hypertension Adrenal disorders Adrenal masses Adrenal analysis 2 12 2008 © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel 1990...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Norepinephrine Epinephrine Dopamine Sympathetic nervous system Blood pressure Hypertension Hypotension 2 12 2008 Horm Res 1990;34:156-160 Catecholamines and Blood Pressure Regulation...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Endothelin Vasoconstriction Hypertension Proliferation Endothelium Horm Res 1990;34:169-174 Endothelin P.E. Chabrier...