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肢端肥大症是因垂体肿瘤过度分泌生长激素(GH)所致的、以肢体和器官肥大为特征的一种内分泌疾病。病程超过10年以上的肢端肥大症患者几乎都会发生心血管系统病变,后者是导致肢端肥大症患者死亡的最主要原因,约80%未经治疗的肢端肥大症患者在60岁以前死于各种心血管系统并发症。肢端肥大症患者常因各种心血管疾病症状如胸闷气短等就诊于心血管科,被误诊为冠心病、高血压性心脏病等。本例患者曾多次被误诊为“冠心病”。
Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder characterized by hypertrophy of limbs and organs caused by the excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH) by pituitary tumors. Almost all patients with acromegaly over 10 years experience cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death from acromegaly, with about 80% of untreated acromegaly being older than 60 years Died of a variety of cardiovascular complications. Acromegaly patients often due to a variety of cardiovascular disease symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, was misdiagnosed as coronary heart disease, hypertensive heart disease. This patient has repeatedly been misdiagnosed as “coronary heart disease ”.