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Blair Tilkens1, Patrycja Galazka1, Joaquin Solis1
1Aurora Cardiovascular and Thoracic Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Abstract:
Acromegaly-a rare endocrine disorder-results when a growth hormone-secreting somatotroph pituitary adenoma leads to increased insulin-like growth factor 1 production. Acromegaly is known to cause left ventricular hypertrophy. We present a case of acromegaly with massive left ventricular hypertrophy that was determined to be coexistent with gene-positive hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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