Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is common in patients with acromegaly, with a reported prevalence of 19–64%. We have studied CTS in a large national cohort of patients with acromegaly, and the temporal relationship between the diagnosis of the two diseases.Methods: Retrospective nationwide cohort study including patients diagnosed with acromegaly in Sweden between 2005 and 2017. Patients with acromegaly were identified in the Swedish Natio...

Purpose: We aimed to validate the diagnosis and estimated national incidence of acromegaly reported in the Swedish National Patient Register (NPR), based on clinically reported International Classification of Diseases (ICD-codes), in comparison with the Swedish Pituitary Register (SPR).Methods: All patients in NPR or SPR between 1991-2018 with the ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnosis of acromegaly and age >18 years at diagnosis were included. The diagnosis was ...

Introduction: Patients with acromegaly have an increased mortality, mainly due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Sleep apnea is related to hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular diseases and is reported to occur in 11–30% of acromegaly patients, according to retrospective studies based on diagnostic ICD-codes. However, in smaller prospective studies sleep apnea is found in about 70% of patients with active acromegaly and 40% after biochemical control. This diff...