TY - JOUR AU - Arafat, Shohael Mahmud AU - Azad, Mahammad Abul Kalam AU - Rahman, Rezwanur AU - Ananna, Mehruba Alam AU - Aziz, Ahmed Manzurul AU - Ahmed, Quazi Mamtazuddin AU - Hasan, Muhammad Khaled AU - Abdullah, ABM PY - 2011/09/23 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Acromegaly Presenting as Cardiac Failure - A Case Report JF - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal JA - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal VL - 4 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3329/bsmmuj.v4i2.8644 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/8644 SP - 122-124 AB - <p>Acromegaly is characterized by chronic hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) and is associated with increased mortality rate because of the potential complications such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, or malignancy, which are probably caused by the long-term exposure of tissues to excess GH, for at least 10 years, before diagnosis and treatment. Here we are reporting a case of acromegaly who initially presented with features of left ventricular failure for which she got herself admitted in CCU and was treated conservatively. Later on, after clinical examination and investigations she was diagnosed as a case of mitral regurgitation due to cardiomyopathy caused by acromegaly. After the successful transsphenoidal resection of the pituitary microadenoma, the level of GH was normalized and heart failure improved.</p> <p><strong>Key words: </strong>acromegaly; heart failure; Pituitary microadenoma.</p> <p>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v4i2.8644</p> <p>BSMMU J 2011; 4(2):122-124</p> ER -