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ea0094oc3.5 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary | SFEBES2023

The effects of biochemical control and Arthropathy on Quality of Life in patients with Acromegaly: a cross-sectional study

Megan Heague , Nawaz Safdar , Sophie Hebden , Julie Lynch , David McLaren , Alberto Tresoldi , Kirstie Lithgow , Sandrine Urwyler , Shahzad Akbar , Katie McLoughlin , Tara Kearney , William M. Drake , Thozhukat Sathyapalan , Steve Orme , Claire E. Higham , Niki Karavitaki , Nikolaos Kyriakakis , Robert D. Murray

One of the most prevalent clinical manifestations of acromegaly is arthropathy which persists despite adequate symptom and biochemical control, and contributes to impaired quality of life. Patients with acromegaly have high psychiatry morbidity and increased prevalence of depression and poor psychological wellbeing. In a large cohort we aim to determine the effects of joint disease and disease control on quality of life in acromegaly. Eighty-five patients (45 women; median age...
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Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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