ea0013p250 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour (including pituitary) | SFEBES2007
Paisley Angela
, Izzard Ashley
, Heagerty Tony
, Cruickshank Kennedy
, Trainer Peter
Patients with acromegaly die prematurely from CVD. Hypertension is more prevalent with increased peripheral vascular resistance thought to be due to structural remodelling of resistance vessels.We investigated structural properties and reactivity of small arteries in 20 healthy controls(55±11 years, 10 m) and 43 patients with acromegaly (55±14 years, 29 m), split into active disease (AD, n=17, 56±15 years, 13 m) or remission (CD, <i...