Cardiovascular risk in women with nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Fernanda Cavalieri CostaLarissa Garcia GomesThais Martins de LimaLuiz Aparecido BortolottoValeria HongRenata VerardinoManoel de Souza RochaSerli Kiyomi Nakao UedaMirela Costa de MirandaHeraldo Possolo de SouzaAna Claudia L XavierBerenice Bilharinho de MendoncaTania A S S BachegaPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)
Adult females with NCAH did not show increased CVR using methodologies for detection of precocious atherosclerosis. Although patients receiving dexamethasone therapy had increased IL-6 and 8 levels, these data were not associated with radiological markers of atherosclerosis. Our cohort was composed of young adults and should be reevaluated in a long-term follow-up.