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Cardiac complications of acromegaly : a rare cause of dilated cardiopathy
Devoitille A. , Beckers A. , Piérard L.A.
Rev Med Liege 2012, 67(4),174-178Abstract : Acromegaly is a disease characterized by chronic growth hormone hypersecretion. Cardiovascular complications represent the main cause of death. We present here a rare case of dilated cardiomyopathy whose diagnosis revealed an acromegaly This will provide the opportunity to review an uncommon disease and its recently reassessed prevalence.