Sudden death and increased prevalence of ventricular arrhythmias have already been described in acromegaly. Although late potentials (LPs) have been proved to be a new technique in detecting patients at risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias its use in acromegaly is still unknown.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University School of Medicine, Clinica Medica 3, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padua, Italy. pietro.maffei@libero.it