ea0081rc4.6 | Rapid Communications 4: Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology 1 | ECE2022
Esposito Daniela
, Olsson Daniel S
, Franzen Stefan
, Gudbjornsdottir Soffia
, Miftaraj Mervete
, Natman Jonatan
, Svensson Ann-Marie
, Johannsson Gudmundur
Background: Diabetes is an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality but its impact on outcome in acromegaly is unknown.Methods: This was a nationwide, observational, matched-cohort study. Adult patients with acromegaly due to a pituitary adenoma were identified in the Swedish National Patient Registry between 1987 and 2020 and those with coexistent type 2 diabetes in the National Diabetes Registry and Drug Registry. Overall mortal...