ea0090ep672 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2023
Marra Alberto Maria
, Arcopinto Michele
, D'Assante Roberta
, Valente Valeria
, Simona Auriemma Renata
, Crisci Giulia
, Giardino Federica
, Pirchio Rosa
, Pivonello Rosario
, Bossone Eduardo
, Colao Annamaria
, Cittadini Antonio
Despite the myocardial prolactin (PRL) binding activity and the known effect to enhance contractility in the isolated rat heart, little information is available concerning the cardiovascular consequences of hyperprolactinemia in humans. To elucidate the effects of chronic hyperprolactinemia on cardiac structure and function, twenty-four patients with isolated PRL-secreting adenoma and twenty-four controls underwent a complete mono- and two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography....