Adrenocortical Hyperfunction Associated with Hirsutism, Obesity, Hypertension and Normal Glucocorticoid Secretion

Adrenocortical hyperfunction in idiopathic hirsutism and the Stein-Leventhal syndrome.

Population Attributable Fraction of Hypertension Associated with Obesity in Iran

Introduction: Prevalence of obesity has been increased in Iran over the recent decades. Little is known about fraction of hypertension attributable to obesity in Iran. This study aimed to determine the population attributable fraction (PAF) of hypertension due to obesity across different provinces of Iran. Materials & Method: Data on prevalence of hypertension, were extracted from Iranian Mi...

Adrenocortical Hyperfunction and Oat-Cell Carcinoma of the Bronchus

The association of increased adrenocortical activity with carcinoma in certain site notably the bronchus, has been increasingly recognised in recent years (Allott; Skelton, i960; Bagshawe, i960). About fifty cases have been reported to date. It possible, however, that the association is not as rare as this figure would suggest, sin1; a number of these patients have not had the clinical features...

Malignant Hypertension Associated with Rhabdomyosarcoma

The Hypertension is divided into two types: primary and secondary. the secondary type, is particularly due to renal and arterial origin and is mostly seen. In children the Secondary hypertension caused by malignancies is rare. This is a case of abdominal rhabdomyosarcoma with malignant hypertension.

Surveyingthe Metabolism Disorders of Lipids, Obesity and Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes and IGT and Comparing this with Normal Individuals, Tehran Villages

Regarding the importance of cardiovascular disease in society health and with respect to known high risk of hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, obesity, and hypertension in these patients, and also regarding the lack of epidemiological studies in this field, specially in rural area, this study has been conducted on 2705 candidates over 30 years old [1296 males (48%) and 1409 females (52%)] by multip...