What is the most common cause of death in acromegaly patients?
Several retrospective studies have demonstrated a 2- to 3-fold increased mortality in acromegalic patients compared with age- and sex-matched controls. Death is predominantly due to cardio/cerebrovascular disease, respiratory disease and, in some studies, malignancy [6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17].Jan 30, 2015
Several retrospective studies have demonstrated a 2- to 3-fold increased mortality in acromegalic patients compared with age- and sex-matched controls. Death is predominantly due to cardio/cerebrovascular disease, respiratory disease and, in some studies, malignancy [6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17].Jan 30, 2015
