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ea0090p401 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2023

Mortality in acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly in Spain is higher in women compared to the general Spanish population

Biagetti Betina , Iglesias Pedro , Villar Taibo Rocio , Dolores Moure Maria , Paja Fano Miguel , Araujo Castro Marta , Ares Blanco Jessica , Cristina Alvarez Escola Maria , Vicente Almudena , Alvarez Guivernau Elia , Novoa-Testa Iria , Cordido Carballido Fernando , Camara-Gomez Rosa , Lecumberri Beatriz , Garcia Gomez Carlos , Bernabeu Ignacio , Manjon Miguelez Laura , Gaztambide Sonia , Webb Susan , Luis Menendez Torre Edelmiro , Jose Diez Juan , Simo Canonge Rafael , Puig-Domingo Manel

Context: There is no data on mortality of acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly. Objective: To compare clinical characteristics, GH-related comorbidities, therapeutic approaches and mortality of patients diagnosed before or after 2010 and to assess overall mortality compared with the general Spanish population. Setting: Spanish tertiary care centers.Design, Patients, and Methods: Retrospective evaluation of 118...