DOI:10.4158/EP14399.OR © 2014 AACE. ENDOCRINE PRACTICE Rapid Electronic Article in Press Rapid Electronic Articles in Press are preprinted manuscripts that have been reviewed and accepted for publication, but have yet to be edited, typeset and finalized. This version of the manuscript will be replaced with the final, published version after it has been published in the print edition of the journal. The final, published version may differ from this proof. DOI:10.4158/EP14399.OR © 2014 AACE. Original Article EP14399.OR INCREASED SOLUBLE TNF RECEPTOR-1 AND GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE MAY PREDICT CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS IN FEMALES WITH CUSHING’S SYNDROME Ks Shivaprasad 1 , DM; Manoj Kumar 1 , MD; Deep Dutta 2* , DM, DNB; Bineet Sinha 3 , MD; Samim Ali Mondal 4 , MSc; Indira Maisnam 5 , DM; Satinath Mukhopadhyay 1 , DM; Subhankar Chowdhury 1 ; DM, MRCP Running title: Predictors of Atherosclerosis in female Cushing’s Syndrome From: 1 Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta-700020, India; 2 Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001, India; 3 Department of Cardiology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta-700020, India; 4 Department of Biochemistry, Dr. B C Roy Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Education and Research, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta-700020, India; 5 Department of Medicine, Dr. Rath Govinda (RG) Kar Medical College & Hospital, 1, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Calcutta-700004, India Correspondence Address: Deep Dutta Assistant Professor, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001, India e-mail: deepdutta2000@yahoo.com