Airway and sleep disorders in patients with acromegaly.

Muzaffer Onur TuranBarış AkinciAhmet Omer IkizOya ItilIbrahim OzturaEmel AdaBahri AkdenizSerkan YenerMurat KayaArzu GedikAbdurrahman Comlekci

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2017)

SDB seems to be common and clinically important in patients with acromegaly, particularly in men. The most frequent type of apnea in acromegalics is obstructive. Hormonal activity of acromegaly does not seem to have an effect on the development of SAS. Despite its high prevalence, SAS is frequently under-assessed in patients with acromegaly. Systemic complications and SDB should be researched in acromegalics.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
risk factors
obstructive sleep apnea
physical activity
type diabetes
sleep quality
metabolic syndrome
depressive symptoms
middle aged
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
positive airway pressure