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E. Torres
Publications - 29
Citations - 931
E. Torres is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acromegaly & Growth hormone secretion. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 29 publications receiving 906 citations.
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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, outcome, morbidity and mortality in acromegaly based on the Spanish Acromegaly Registry (Registro Español de Acromegalia, REA)
Antonio Mestron,Susan M. Webb,R. Astorga,Pedro J. Benito,Miguel Catalá,Sonia Gaztambide,Jose-Manuel Gomez,Irene Halperin,Tomas Lucas-Morante,Basilio Moreno,Gabriel Obiols,Pedro de Pablos,C. Páramo,Antonio Picó,E. Torres,Varela C,Jose-Antonio Vazquez,Juana Zamora,M. Albareda,Montserrat Gilabert +19 more
TL;DR: This acromegaly registry offers a realistic overview of the epidemiological characteristics, treatment outcome and morbidity of acromEGaly in Spain.
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GH-releasing hormone and GH-releasing peptide-6 for diagnostic testing in GH-deficient adults
Vera Popovic,Alfonso Leal,Dragan Micic,Hans P. F. Koppeschaar,E. Torres,C. Páramo,S. Obradovic,Carlos Dieguez,Felipe F. Casanueva +8 more
TL;DR: The GHRH/GHRP-6 test is a convenient, safe and reliable test for adult GH deficiency and is not confounded by clinical factors known to alter GH secretory patterns.
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Comparison of octreotide acetate LAR and lanreotide SR in patients with acromegaly.
Philippe Chanson,V Boerlin,Christiane Ajzenberg,Y. Bachelot,Pedro J. Benito,J Bringer,Ph. Caron,B. Charbonnel,C. Cortet,Brigitte Delemer,F Escobar-Jiménez,L Foubert,Sonia Gaztambide,F Jockenhoevel,Jean-Marc Kuhn,J Leclere,Y Lorcy,L Perlemuter,H Prestele,Patrick Roger,Vincent Rohmer,R Santen,Geneviève Sassolas,Werner A. Scherbaum,Jochen Schopohl,E. Torres,Varela C,F Villamil,Susan M. Webb +28 more
TL;DR: The most effective option for the medical treatment of patients with acromegaly is the use of somatostatin analogues and efficacy of octreotide LAR and lanreotide SR in acromegalic patients is compared.
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Changes in acromegaly treatment over four decades in Spain: analysis of the Spanish Acromegaly Registry (REA).
Gemma Sesmilo,Sonia Gaztambide,Eva Venegas,Antonio Picó,Carlos del Pozo,Concepción Blanco,E. Torres,Cristina Álvarez-Escolá,Carmen Fajardo,Rogelio García,Rosa Cámara,Ignacio Bernabeu,Alfonso Soto,Carles Villabona,Alicia Serraclara,Irene Halperin,Victoria Alcázar,Elisabet Palomera,Susan M. Webb +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied changes in acromegaly treatment and outcomes over the last four decades in Spain, and analyzed the first treatment received and the different treatments administered according to decade of diagnosis.
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Ghrelin is no longer able to stimulate growth hormone secretion in patients with Cushing's syndrome but instead induces exaggerated corticotropin and cortisol responses.
Alfonso Leal-Cerro,E. Torres,Alfonso Soto,Elena Dios,Romano Deghenghi,Emanuela Arvat,Ezio Ghigo,Carlos Dieguez,Felipe F. Casanueva +8 more
TL;DR: Ghrelin-induced GH secretion was severely blunted in patients with active Cushing’s syndrome, in addition to a remarkable hyper-response in ACTH and cortisol secretion.