Gharoy Hoda, Taghavi Sepideh, Ghaemmaghami Zahra, Rabiei Parham, Afzalnia Azadeh
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Clin Case Rep. 2023 Dec 11;11(12):e8326. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8326. eCollection 2023 Dec.
In patients presenting with aortic ectasia and myxomatous valve diseases at young ages, possible underlying acromegaly should be in mind.
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.
对于年轻时出现主动脉扩张和黏液瘤样瓣膜疾病的患者,应考虑潜在的肢端肥大症。
肢端肥大症是一种慢性全身性疾病,主要由分泌过量生长激素(GH)的垂体良性腺瘤引起。肢端肥大症与各种并发症相关,如心血管疾病。在这方面,及时诊断和治疗这些患者可能会挽救生命。本文介绍了一例未确诊肢端肥大症患者出现主动脉瓣窦瘤样扩张并伴有严重主动脉瓣和二尖瓣反流的病例。