Publications by authors named "H Leitolf"
Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in adult Fontan patients.
Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis
September 2024
Background: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) in adult Fontan patients remains unstudied, and the role of vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in assessing heart and circulatory failure in these patients is unclear.
Methods: We compared vitamin D deficiency and sHPT prevalence in adult Fontan patients (n = 35; mean age 33 ± 7.5 years) to adults with mild congenital heart disease (ACHD, n = 14).
Background: Pituitary apoplexy is a potentially life-threatening condition that most often results from hemorrhage into a preexisting pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNet) presenting with acute headache, visual impairment and endocrine dysfunction. Here, we aimed to identify factors associated with hemorrhage and present the pituitary hormonal status before and after transnasal-transsphenoidal tumor removal in a comparative study design.
Methods: A series of 100 patients with PitNet were analyzed.
Article Synopsis
- Cardiovascular diseases remain the top global cause of death, and modifiable risk factors for these diseases have established treatment methods, yet many patients do not meet recommended treatment targets.* -
- Recent advances in pharmaceutical treatments for lowering atherogenic lipoproteins, especially LDL-cholesterol, have led to more tailored approaches in clinical practice.* -
- Current European guidelines promote a risk-based treatment strategy to balance proper treatment levels for different patient groups, including primary prevention strategies that assess individual 10-year risks using specific algorithms for patient stratification.*