Open AccessPathology of the cardiovascular system with acromegaly
Author(s) -
O. Yu. Belova,
Е И Марова,
В. М. Шамарин,
Н Н Молитвословова
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11393
Subject(s) - acromegaly , somatotropic cell , pituitary adenoma , medicine , endocrinology , hypothalamus , growth hormone , disease , pituitary tumors , hormone , adenoma
Acromegaly is a severe neuroendocrine disease that develops as a result of chronic hypersecretion or an increase in the biological activity of growth hormone (GH). Most cases of the disease are associated with somatotropic pituitary adenoma. Very rarely, acromegaly develops as a result of increased secretion of somatoliberin in the hypothalamus or may be caused by an ectopic tumor secreting GH or somatoliberin.