Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cardiovascular complications are the most relevant cause of mortality in patients with acromegaly.Aims: To evaluate the association of diurnal melatonin profile with arterial hypertension in acromegalic patients.Subjects and methods: Thirty seven patients (15 men and 22 women; aged 18–75 years) with acromegaly were under investigation. Blood samples for GH and, IGF1 were taken in fasting state. 6-Sulfatoxymelaton...