Recurrent Pericarditis in a Woman With Acromegaly Responding Favorably to Transsphenoidal Surgery
Objective: Acromegaly is associated with increased insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), promoting systemic inflammation and cardiovascular complications. We present a patient with acromegaly who developed recurrent pericarditis, resolving soon after somatotroph pituitary adenoma resection. The obje...
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| Main Authors: | Samantha Jacobson, MSc, Jonathan-Raphaël Stetco, Natasha Garfield, MD, FRCPC |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-03-01
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| Series: | AACE Clinical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060525000045 |
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