Understanding Hypercortisolism and Its Impact on Cardiovascular Diseases

The panel discusses how hypercortisolism presents variably beyond classic Cushingoid features, emphasizing it as a spectrum of metabolic dysfunction with serious cardiovascular and systemic impacts.

This episode explores how hypercortisolism extends beyond classic Cushingoid features, highlighting its variable presentation and role as a continuum of cortisol-driven cardiometabolic disease that is often underrecognized in clinical practice.

In ‘Evolving Hypercortisolism Screening and Diagnosis,’ our panel explored how emerging evidence is reshaping the approach to screening and diagnosing hypercortisolism in cardiovascular practice.

This episode, titled ‘Hypercortisolism in Resistant Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disease,’ features panelists expanding the discussion of hypercortisolism beyond hypertension to include patients with poorly controlled or “resistant” diabetes, highlighting another high-risk population where cortisol excess may be underrecognized.

In this episode, ‘Hypercortisolism and Difficult to Control Diabetes,’ the panelists explore the relationship between hypercortisolism and difficult-to-control diabetes, highlighting the role of excess cortisol as a key driver of metabolic dysfunction.

In ‘Hypercortisolism Hidden in Resistant Hypertension,’ our panel explored the design, findings, and clinical implications of the MOMENTUM study, a large, multicenter trial evaluating the prevalence of hypercortisolism in patients with resistant hypertension.

This episode, titled ‘Recognizing Hypercortisolism in Cardiology,’ features panelists discuss the clinical implications of emerging hypercortisolism data for cardiologists and how these findings should influence everyday practice.

In this episode, ‘Hypercortisolism and Guideline Implications,’ the panelists explore the implications of emerging hypercortisolism data for clinical guidelines and routine cardiovascular practice.

In ‘Hypertension Management in Hypercortisolism,’our panel explores the clinical implications of emerging data on hypercortisolism and outline a forward-looking approach to hypertension management.

This episode, titled ‘Hypercortisolism Treatment and Care Pathways,’ features panelists discussing the management of hypercortisolism following diagnosis, with a focus on the roles of cardiologists and endocrinologists in coordinating care.

In this episode, ‘Hypercortisolism and Cardiovascular Risk Management,’ the panelists explore the broader implications of hypercortisolism on cardiovascular risk and the role of cardiologists in comprehensive patient management.

In ‘Emerging Therapies in Hypercortisolism,’ our panel explores the evolving therapeutic landscape for hypercortisolism and the future direction of treatment development.

In the final episode, ‘Risk-Based Management in Hypercortisolism,’ the panelists explored how to approach hypercortisolism management in the absence of widely accessible, targeted therapies, emphasizing a risk-based treatment paradigm.