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[Acromegaly associated with mitral and tricuspid prolapse. Report of a case]
F J Rodríguez Rodrigo1, J Guinea Ezquerdo, J del Real Pérez
1Servicio de Cardiología. Hospital Carlos III. Madrid.
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|August 25, 2000
Abstract:
A 65 year-old male with severe systolic mitral and tricuspid valve prolapse, associated with long-standing acromegaly is reported. The non published association could be caused by the effect of growth hormone on the valve connective tissue.