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<p>Acromegaly is associated with cardiovascular disease, the principal cause of increased mortality. Direct cardiac effects of GH/IGF-1 are cardiomyocyte growth and cardiac contractility, cardiac remoddeling. Other important risk factors in acromegaly are hypertension, valvular diseases, arrhytmias. Older patients with long-term uncontrolled disease may develop congestive heart failure as end-stage of acromegalic cardiomyopathy. Early treatment of acromegaly is essential for evolution and prognosis of cardiovascular complications.</p>
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Acromegaly is associated with cardiovascular disease, the principal cause of increased mortality. Direct cardiac effects of GH/IGF-1 are cardiomyocyte growth and cardiac contractility, cardiac remoddeling. Other important risk factors in acromegaly are hypertension, valvular diseases, arrhytmias. Older patients with long-term uncontrolled disease may develop congestive heart failure as end-stage of acromegalic cardiomyopathy. Early treatment of acromegaly is essential for evolution and prognosis of cardiovascular complications.

Cardiovascular Risk in Acromegaly

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Internal Medicine

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Acromegaly is associated with cardiovascular disease, the principal cause of increased mortality. Direct cardiac effects of GH/IGF-1 are cardiomyocyte growth...

Cardiovascular Risk in Acromegaly

Publicado en línea: 15 abr 2023

Páginas: 43 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2023-0237

Palabras clave
cardiomyocyte growth, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, valvular diseases

© 2023 Mariana Dobrescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cardiovascular Risk in Acromegaly

Publicado en línea: 15 abr 2023

Páginas: 43 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2023-0237

Palabras clavecardiomyocyte growth, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, valvular diseases

© 2023 Mariana Dobrescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
cardiomyocyte growth, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, valvular diseases