Increase in intracellular and extracellular myocardial mass in patients with acromegaly: a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study.

Peter WolfKhaoula BouaziziNadjia KachenouraCéline PiedvacheAntonio GalloSylvie SalenaveLuigi MaioneJacques YoungMikaël PrigentAnne-Lise LecoqEmmanuelle KuhnHelene AgostiniSeverine TrabadoAlban RedheuilPhilippe ChansonPeter Kamenický

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2023)

Acromegaly results in a disease specific form of LV hypertrophic remodeling, characterized by an increase in both intra- and extracellular mass. LV mass index and intracellular mass were decreased by treatment.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
left ventricular
reactive oxygen species
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
contrast enhanced