Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acromegaly is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, in part, as a consequence of the increased insulin resistance that frequently accompanies GH hypersecretion. Glucose tolerance may worsen in patients treated with somatostatin analogs (SSA).Objective: To compare the long term effects of SSA treatment to successful surgery on glucose metabolism in Cretan acromegalic patients.Design and meth...