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17533526

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Congestive heart failure developed in a 42-year-old man who had very mild acromegalic features. Echocardiography showed a marked dilatation of the left ventricle and decreased systolic function. Laboratory examinations revealed the elevated levels of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 and pituitary microadenoma was demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging. Although the extensive conventional medical treatment was ineffective, short-term addition of somatostatin analog, octreotide, rapidly improved his cardiac function. After discontinuation of octreotide, further improvement was observed with minimal residual diastolic dysfunction. All medical treatment could be stopped after successful trans-sphenoidal surgery. Early diagnosis and effective treatment is important to reverse the acromegalic cardiomyopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0910-8327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
202-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Resolution of acromegalic cardiomyopathy in mild acromegalic physical abnormality after short-term octreotide therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ijinkai-Takeda General Hospital, 28-1 Ishidamori, Minami-machi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 601-1495, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports