Question: Dr. Andela, from your work, what impact does Cushing’s have on the patient’s partner and family? Answer: From past published work, it is known that quality of life is negatively impacted during active Cushing’s and sometimes does not completely recover. From other published work on chronic disorders, it is also known that not only… Continue Reading
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Calories Burned During and After Cushing’s – Endo 2016
Question: Dr. Nieman, you investigated how many calories patients with Cushing’s syndrome burn during active disease and after successful treatment. What did you discover? Answer: We wanted to study why some patients with Cushing’s syndrome gain weight despite exercising and trying to eat a healthy diet. We suspected that patients with active Cushing’s syndrome burn… Continue Reading
Physical Fitness after Cushing’s – Endo 2016
Question: Dr. Wagenmakers, some of your work investigated physical fitness. Are Cushing’s patients as physically fit after Cushing’s as the normal population? Answer: After successful treatment, Cushing’s patients generally improve however some patients continue to complain of abdominal fat, physical disability and fatigue. We wondered if this might relate to impaired physical fitness. Thus, we… Continue Reading
Cardiovascular Health After Cushing’s – Endo 2016 Poster
Question: Dr. Wagenmakers, what were your findings about vascular health in Cushing’s patients after successful treatment of Cushing’s? Answer: It is known that during active Cushing’s, vascular changes occur as well as premature atherosclerosis. To find out if these abnormalities continued after successful treatment, we looked at several markers of vascular health in 63 patients… Continue Reading
Bilateral Adrenal Tumors
Question: How common are bilateral adrenal adenomas? Is there a way to tell if the adenomas on both glands are functional? Could this actually be bilateral adrenal hyperplasia? Answer: Almost certainly bilateral adenomas are a form of hyperplasia, which I have called type-I macronodular hyperplasia. I suppose there could be the individual patient where this… Continue Reading
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