Aneurysmal dilation of sinus of Valsalva in a patient with undiagnosed acromegaly.
Hoda GharoySepideh TaghaviZahra GhaemmaghamiParham RabieiAzadeh AfzalniaPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Acromegaly is a chronic systemic disease mainly caused by the benign pituitary adenoma secreting growth hormone (GH) in excess. Acromegaly is associated with various complications such as cardiovascular diseases. In this regard, timely diagnosis, and management of these patients could be life-saving. Herein, a case of aneurysmal dilation of the sinus of Valsalva with severe aortic and mitral regurgitation in a patient with undiagnosed acromegaly is presented.
Keyphrases
- growth hormone
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery
- case report
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- pulmonary artery
- risk factors
- early onset
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular risk factors
- patient reported