Cardiovascular System Changes and Related Risk Factors in Acromegaly Patients: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Morphological and functional cardiovascular parameters.

	ACM ()	Control ()	value
Heart cavity
LVEDD, mm			<0.001
LVESD, mm			<0.001
LALD, mm			<0.001
RVLD, mm			0.04
Myocardial thickness
IVS, mm			<0.001
PW, mm			<0.001
Great vessel diameter
AA, mm			<0.001
AORD, mm			<0.001
MPA, mm			0.003
Postcava, mm			0.36
Diastolic function
E/A			<0.001
Systolic function
LV ejection fraction, %			0.25
LV fractional shortening, %			0.29

ACM = acromegaly; LVEDD = left ventricle end-diastolic diameter; LVESD = left ventricle end-systolic diameter; LALD = left atrium longitudinal dimension; RVLD = right ventricle longitudinal dimension; IVS = interventricular septum; PW = posterior wall; AA = ascending aorta; AORD = aortic root dimension; MPA = main pulmonary artery; E = early wave of the mitral flow; A = atrial contraction wave of the mitral flow; and LV = left ventricle.