ea0034p304 | Pituitary | SFEBES2014
Powlson Andrew S
, Bala Laksha
, Annamalai Anand K
, Koulouri Olympia
, Webb Alison
, Moir Samantha
, Shneerson John M
, Gurnell Mark
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), including obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), is associated with excessive daytime somnolence, and impacts significantly on quality of life in affected individuals. It also predisposes to premature cardiovascular (hypertension, congestive cardiac failure, myocardial infarction, sudden death, and stroke) and metabolic (diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia) dysfunction.SDB is a well-recognised complication of acromegaly. In mos...