[Female adolescents with eating disordes: cardiac abnormalities].

Background: Cardiovascular complications can occur in up to 80% of adolescent patients with eating disorders (ED) and account for 30% of their mortality.

Aim: To evaluate cardiovascular complications in adolescents with ED and their evolution after refeeding.

Patients And Methods: In adolescents with ED admitted to treatment, we assessed the nutritional status, weight loss prior to consultation, presence of bradycardia (BC, defined as heart rate < 60 bpm), we performed an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an echocardiography and measured thyroid hormones.

[Eating disorders risk among obese adolescents].

Background: Preliminary research suggests that eating disorders (ED) are common among overweight teenagers. Missing the diagnosis is a poor prognostic factor.

Aim: To quantify the risk of ED and the effects of age, sex and severity of obesity in obese adolescents.