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A Nationwide Survey of Mortality in Acromegaly

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 90; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1210/jc.2004-1381

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Ritva Kauppinen‐Mäkelin, Timo Sane, Antti Reunanen, Matti Välimäki, Leo Niskanen, Helene Markkanen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Tapani Ebeling, Pia Jaatinen, Hanna Laine, Pirjo Nuutila, Pasi Salmela, Jorma Salmi, Ulf‐Håkan Stenman, Jorma Viikari, Erkki Voutilainen,

Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders

Context: Increased mortality in acromegaly has been confined to those with posttreatment basal GH of 2.5 μg/liter or greater, but the impact of IGF-I and pituitary radiotherapy on mortality has remained controversial.