Publications by authors named "Ilias Vrezas"
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- This study aims to explore how age, lifestyle factors (like body mass index and exercise), and occupational activities influence the risk of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in men aged 25-70.
- Researchers interviewed 295 male patients with confirmed knee osteoarthritis and a control group of 327 men to gather data on their health habits, calculating odds ratios to assess risk factors.
- Findings indicate that older age and higher body mass index significantly increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis, while heavy smoking surprisingly showed a decreased risk compared to non-smokers.
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is integrated in the human stress system and controls the metabolism of many cell systems in the body. Therefore, hypofunction or hyperfunction of the HPA axis potentially threatens the life of the whole organism. Noncontrolled overproduction of its key regulators, CRH and ACTH, causes dysfunction of the stress system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a case of Cushing's syndrome in a 60-year old man. Abdominal imaging revealed a right adrenal mass. After confirmation of the diagnosis, the right adrenal gland was resected and revealed a tumor containing a combined myelolipoma and adenoma of the adrenal gland.
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