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ea0029p1512 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Sleep apnoea syndrome in acromegaly

Khemiri H. , Turki Z. , Yazidi M. , Kammoun I. , Turki M. , Ben Salem L. , Ben Slama C.

Sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) is common in acromegaly and both diseases are independently associated with hypertension and insulin resistance contributing to increased morbidity and mortality.The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of SAS in acromegaly, to study clinical and polysomnographic particularities of SAS in acromegaly and to analyze the effects of acromegaly treatment on SAS.ItÂ’s a retrospec...