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National Acromegaly Registries by Luigi Maione; Philippe Chanson is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is National Acromegaly Registries about?
Acromegaly is a rare disease, associated with multiple organs and systems damage. Thanks to implementation of registries, systematic data gathering, knowledge sharing and standardizing medical practices for optimal care greatly improved. Data concerning 19 national acromegaly registries are available, involving more than 16,000 patients. The weighted mean age of diagnosis is 45.2 years and seems stable over time. A macroadenoma is found in 75% of the cases. The proportion of patients operated (>80%) did not change along time. By contrast, use of radiotherapy has decreased while use of medical therapy increased. If judged on IGF-I levels, acromegaly is controlled in 61.3% of the patients. The disease control rate has improved over time. This is likely due to the development of medical treatment strategies. The collection of data about comorbidities in national registries is much less comprehensive than those about epidemiology, disease control or treatment strategies. The most reported comorbidities are arterial hypertension and diabetes. Data concerning mortality trends are controversial. It seems that cancer has become a leading cause of death in acromegaly patients in the last de
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- Author
- Luigi Maione; Philippe Chanson
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Bailliere Tindall Ltd; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1521-690X)
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)