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ea0026p290 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Cardiac risk in patients with treatment naïve, first-line medically controlled and first-line surgically cured acromegaly in comparison to matched data from the general population

Berg Christian , Petersenn Stephan , Herrmann Burkhard , Roggenbuck Ulla , Lehmann Nils , Moebus Susanne , Jockel Karl-Heinz , Moehlenkamp Stefan , Erbel Raimund , Mann Klaus

The influence of first-line transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) or first-line somatostatine analogue (SSA) treatment on coronary risk factors in patients with acromegaly has rarely been examined. Aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for coronary heart disease in 3 different patient groups with treatment naïve, active (ACT), first-line medically controlled (MED) and first-line surgically treated (SUR) acromegaly and to calculate the Framingham Risk Score (FS).<p cl...

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Cardiac risk in patients with treatment naïve, first-line medically controlled and first-line surgically cured acromegaly in comparison to matched data from the general population

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