Alcohol septal ablation in obstructive acromegalic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – a first case report
Acromegaly is a rare disease, mostly caused by a growth hormone (GH)-secreting benign pituitary tumor, with an increased production of GH and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Cardiovascular complications are common and are associated with cardiomyocyte apoptosis and concentric cardiac hypertrop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116301366 |