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ea0050p286 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary | SFEBES2017

Acromegaly complication screening – are we meeting the guidelines?

Sifontes-Dubon Mildred , Bhatt Dhruti , Murray Lynne , Phull Perminder , Graveling Alex , Philip Sam , Abraham Prakash

Aims: Endocrine Society (ES) acromegaly guidelines (2014) addressed complication screening. Uncontrolled acromegaly is associated with elevated cardiovascular mortality due to risk factors including hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and with an increased risk of colorectal cancer and polyps among other types of neoplasias. We audited our clinical practice with regards to acromegaly complication screening.Methods: ...

ea0050p286 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary | SFEBES2017

Acromegaly complication screening – are we meeting the guidelines?

Sifontes-Dubon Mildred , Bhatt Dhruti , Murray Lynne , Phull Perminder , Graveling Alex , Philip Sam , Abraham Prakash

Aims: Endocrine Society (ES) acromegaly guidelines (2014) addressed complication screening. Uncontrolled acromegaly is associated with elevated cardiovascular mortality due to risk factors including hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and with an increased risk of colorectal cancer and polyps among other types of neoplasias. We audited our clinical practice with regards to acromegaly complication screening.Methods: ...