Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Acromegaly can be complicated by cardiomyopathy. Treatment with somatostatin analogs has been shown to improve some cardiac parameters, but most published clinical trials involved few patients and were not randomized or controlled. In addition, their results are rather variable.Objective: To conduct a meta-analysis aimed at obtaining a more accurate picture of the effect of somatostatin analogs on the heart in patients with acromegaly.<p cla...