Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves heart failure in one patient with acromegaly-induced cardiomyopathy: a case report

Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves heart failure in one patient with acromegaly-induced cardiomyopathy: a case report

Abstract Background Congestive heart failure is rarely observed in patients with acromegaly. Excessive growth hormone secretion and elevation of insulin-like growth factor 1 contribute to pathological changes in myocyte growth and structure, cardiac contractility, vascular function, and in later sta...

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Main Authors: Jun yi Wang, Yong mei Hu, Jian xiong Liu, Xiao jia Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Acromegalic cardiomyopathy
Heart failure
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2030-y

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