Cardiovascular symptoms of acromegaly?

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Acromegaly has brought serious harm to our body. When we have acromegaly, we should take timely treatment. Many patients' joints have changed greatly, which has brought us serious harm. When acromegaly appears in our life, what common symptoms will appear? Now let's talk about it.

Cardiovascular symptoms of acromegaly?

Due to the growth promoting effect of growth hormone on bone, skin and soft tissue, patients with this disease may have special facial features: protruding eyebrow arch due to the enlargement of supraorbital ridge, zygomatic bone and mandible, protruding mandible, teeth separation, occlusal dislocation, occipital eminence protruding, scalp overgrowth and sagging, deep convolution, hypertrophic eyelids, enlarged nose, thick lips and fat tongue, tonsil and uvula, Soft palate thickening and nasal soft tissue hyperplasia, patients may have low voice, nasal obstruction, olfactory decline, often accompanied by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, chest sternum protrusion, rib extension, anterior and posterior diameter increase, barrel chest, vertebral body enlargement, obvious kyphosis and mild scoliosis deformity, pelvis widening, limb long bone thickening, hand and foot enlargement, finger and toe thickening, flat foot, The size of patients' shoes, hats and gloves is increasing. Due to the hypertrophy of sweat glands, patients are often sweating. Due to the expansion of hair follicles, women may have hairiness.

About half of the patients have secondary diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance due to the decrease of insulin sensitivity caused by growth hormone antagonizing insulin.

The incidence rate can reach 30% to 63%. Due to heart hypertrophy, myocardial weight increase, ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure and arrhythmia can occur. This disease has early atherosclerosis and high incidence.

matters needing attention

We are very clear about the common symptoms of acromegaly. There are many symptoms of acromegaly in our life. We should pay attention to the timely treatment to prevent the complications of acromegaly, especially the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Once suffering from it, it will bring great harm.