Issue 2/2000

Relationship between Low Birthweight and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adulthood. The „Thrifty” Phenotype Hypothesis – an Answer Giving Rise to New Queries

Issue: 2/2000 Author: V. lotova, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University – Varna   Abstract:    So far, modern science has failed to provide an exact answer to the issue of the relative role played by genetic and environmental factors in diabetes mellitus type 2 development. This is a survey outlining in a comprehensive manner Hales' „thrifty" […]


Carbohydrate And Lipid Disorders in Acromegaly

Issue: 2/2000 Author: M. Orbetzova, Clinical Center of Endocrinology and Gerontology, Medical University – Sofia   Abstract:    Somatotropic hormone (growth hormone – CH) is long since considered as the chief carbohydrate metabolism regulator. Its metabolic effects are complex, controversial and still not well enough clarified. Interences thus far reached are based first and foremost on […]


Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Acromegaly Patients

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Radionuclide Angiography before and after Treatment with Sulodexide in Patients Presenting Diabetes and Peripheral Macroangiopathy

Issue: 2/2000 Author: A. Klisarova*, H. Bohchelian, L. Koeva, Medical University – Varna, Clinic of Endocrinology, *Department of Radiology   Abstract:    The aim of the study is to assay Sulodexide (Vessel Due F) effect on the parameters of radionuclide angiography with 99mTc-MDP in diabetics with peripheral vascular disease. Fifteen patients presenting diabetes type 2 and […]


Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test and Anti-GAD65 Antibodies in Diagnosing the Type of Diabetes Mellitus

Issue: 2/2000   Author: T. Tankova, L. Dakovska, G. Kirilov, D. Koev, Clinical Center of Endocrinology and Gerontology,  Medical University – Sofia   Abstract:  It is the purpose of the study to assay the importance of insulin secretion phases, measured during IVGTT, and anti-GAD65 antibodies as β-cell autoimmune marker, in making early exact diagnosis of the […]


Iodine Status and Thyroid Volume in Pregnant Women from the Black Sea Region

Issue: 2/2000 Author: M. Petrova, L. Koleva, P. Chankova, Medical University – Varna, Clinic of Endocrinology, *Clinic of Nephrology, Haematology and Haemodialysis   Abstract:    Knowledge of the effect exerted by a wide range of iodine intake on public health in regions without manifest iodine deficiency is rather scarce. Pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as […]


Diet, Exercise and Unhealthy Habits – Their Influence on Bone Mass in Middle-aged Bulgarian Women

Issue: 2/2000   Author: A.-M. Borisova, R. Kovacheva, A. Shinkov, M. Vukov*, R. Shigarminova, Medical University – Sofia, *National Center of Health Information – Sofia   Abstract:    The Bulgarian League for the Prevention of Osteoporosis launched a mass screening epidemiological examination of osteoporosis in Bulgaria. Six-hundred twenty-seven women aged 38 to 58 years (295 with […]


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Journal of the Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology

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