ea0032p908 | Pituitary – Clinical (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by IPSEN</emphasis>) | ECE2013
Sanchez-Ortiga Ruth
, Candela Alfredo
, Climent Vicente
, Sanchez-Tejada Laura
, Monjas-Canovas Irene
, Abarca Javier
, Moreno-Perez Oscar
, Pico Antonio
Introduction: Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) promotes structural myocardial changes and can trigger cardiac arrhythmias. Acromegalic patients have high prevalence of SDB and GHIGF1 excess is related to a specific cardiomyopathy characterized by concentric cardiac hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between SDB and cardiac dysfunction on acromegalic patients.Material and methods: Observationa...