Publications by authors named "C Faiman"
Article Synopsis
- Type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure are increasing public health issues, and their link is becoming clearer, particularly regarding diabetic cardiomyopathy.
- Recent research indicates that treating diabetes and heart failure together might lead to better outcomes for both conditions, rather than treating them separately.
- This article reviews the connections between the epidemiology and underlying causes of type 2 diabetes and heart failure.
Spontaneous Hypoglycemia After Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
October 2016
Context: Spontaneous hypoglycemia has been reported in patients after total pancreatectomy (TP) and islet autotransplantation (IAT) with maintained insulin independence. Details surrounding these events have not been well described.
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the frequency and characteristics of spontaneous hypoglycemia in patients undergoing TP-IAT and/or to ascertain predictive or protective factors of its development.
This document represents the official position of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology. Where there were no randomized controlled trials or specific U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Expert opinion and a consensus statement on Cushing syndrome (CS) indicate that in a patient with a clinical presentation and biochemical studies consistent with a pituitary etiology, the presence of a pituitary tumor ≥6 mm is highly suggestive of Cushing disease (CD). The purpose of the present study was to determine the optimal pituitary tumor size that can differentiate between patients with CD and ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion (EAS) and obviate the need for inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS).
Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 130 patients seen between 2000 and 2012 including 104 patients with CD and 26 patients with EAS.
Context: Total pancreatectomy (TP) with islet cell autotransplantation (IAT) can reduce or prevent diabetes by preserving beta cell function and is normally performed with on-site isolation laboratory facilities.
Objective: We examined factors associated with islet yield and metabolic outcomes in patients with chronic pancreatitis undergoing TP-IAT. We report our experience of TP-IAT with an off-site islet isolation laboratory.