[Cardiac abnormalities associated with hyperthyroidism: clinical, structural and rhythmic study].

Introduction: The prevalence and nature of cardiac complications associated with hyperthyroidism vary considerably in the literature depending on the population studied and the means of investigation used to detect them. The aim of this study was to determine the structural, functional, and rhythmic cardiac abnormalities associated with hyperthyroidism and to identify their risk factors.

Methods: It is a cross-sectional study conducted in thirty adult patients with overt or subclinical hyperthyroidism.

Salivary cortisol levels during Ramadan fasting in hydrocortisone-treated secondary adrenal insufficiency patients.

Objective: Patients with adrenal insufficiency have difficulties in fasting during the month of Ramadan with an increased risk of complications. Cortisol levels are unknown in these patients. The objective of this study was to assess the daily cortisol profile in hydrocortisone-treated patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency (SAI) and healthy controls during a fasting day.