Cardiovascular manifestations of endocrine dysfunction.

摘要

ENDOCRINOPATHIES may have a significant impact on the cardiovascular system. The effects may be humoral or structural and may contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. This article examines and specifically focuses on the cardiovascular manifestations of thyroid dysfunction, acromeg-aly, pheochromocytomas, neuroendocrine tumors, and adrenal cortical dysfunction in addition to the cardiovascular effects of exogenously administered androgenic anabolic steroids. Diabetes mellitus, which has been covered extensively elsewhere, is not included in this review. For discussion of the cardiovascular manifestations of that condition, as well as for general information regarding the perioperative management of patients with endocrine diseases, the reader is referred to standard reference texts and general literature reviews.