Abstract

SGARIONI¹, Saimom E.. Hipertensión arterial refractaria secundaria a acromegalia. Insuf. card. [online]. 2017, vol.12, n.4, pp.186-190. ISSN 1852-3862.

Refractory arterial hypertension secondary to acromegaly Acromegaly is a low prevalence multisystem disease, often underdiagnosed, with a high mortality rate caused mainly by cardiovascular or cerebrovascular complications for which arterial hypertension (AH) is a major risk factor. We report the case of a patient with severe AH refractory to maximum pharmacological treatment, where the diagnosis of acromegaly was performed and blood pressure control was achieved after neurosurgical treatment.

Keywords : Acromegaly; Secondary arterial hypertension; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Echocardiography.

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