Acromegaly patients at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases: European Heart Journal
Republic of Korea: Acromegaly patients were shown to be at increased risk for atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and all-cause mortality in a new study. Acromegaly was associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation over time. The findings of this study were published in European Heart Journal on 4th December 2021.
A typical consequence of acromegaly is cardiovascular disease therefore this study was conducted by Sangmo Hong and the team with the objective to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in acromegaly patients in a large-scale population in Korea utilizing countrywide data.
Researchers conducted a countrywide, retrospective, observational cohort analysis of patients with acromegaly (n = 1874) and age- and sex-matched adults without acromegaly (n = 9370) over a mean follow-up of 7.5 3.2 years for this study. Myocardial infarction, stroke, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and all-cause mortality were the study's results. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to examine all outcomes while adjusting for age, gender, family income, location, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
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