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ea0056p831 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2018

Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography showed a slight impairment of left ventricular deformability in acromegalic patients at diagnosis and during follow-up

Urbani Claudio , Fabiani Iacopo , Siciliano Valeria , Cappellani Daniele , Mantuano Michele , Pugliese Nicola Riccardo , Marcocci Claudio , Di Bello Vitantonio , Bogazzi Fausto

Introduction: Acromegalic heart disease is characterized by concentric left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and impaired LV function. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) allows a non-invasive and reproducible study of myocardial strain, a marker of cardiac deformability and early ventricular systolic dysfunction.Objectives: The aims of the study are: 1) evaluation of STE parameters in acromegalic patients at diagnosis and during the follow-up; 2) apprai...

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Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography showed a slight impairment of left ventricular deformability in acromegalic patients at diagnosis and during follow-up

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