The incidence and prevalence of acromegaly, a nationwide study from 1955 through 2013.
To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Acromegaly is a rare disease with complications and increased mortality. The incidence and prevalence of acromegaly worldwide is not well known. To gather information on patients diagnosed w...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/565648 2023-05-15T13:08:23+02:00 The incidence and prevalence of acromegaly, a nationwide study from 1955 through 2013. Hoskuldsdottir, Gudrun Thuridur Fjalldal, Sigridur Bara Sigurjonsdottir, Helga Agusta Division of Geriatrics, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, G3, Landspitali National University Hospital, 108, Reykjavík, Iceland. 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/565648 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-015-0655-4 ENG en eng Springer http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-015-0655-4 http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/922/art%253A10.1007%252Fs11102-015-0655-4.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs11102-015-0655-4&token2=exp=1451926260~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F922%2Fart%25253A10.1007%25252Fs11102-015-0655-4.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Farticle%252F10.1007%252Fs11102-015-0655-4*~hmac=0178433deb8666b070efc7b19ea08be734bd290aadf4fa9da77519752c2bf440 Pituitary 2015, 18 (6): 803-807 1573-7403 25893613 doi:10.1007/s11102-015-0655-4 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/565648 Pituitary Archived with thanks to Pituitary National Consortium - Landsaðgangur Acromegaly Article 2015 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-015-0655-4 2022-05-29T08:22:06Z To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Acromegaly is a rare disease with complications and increased mortality. The incidence and prevalence of acromegaly worldwide is not well known. To gather information on patients diagnosed with acromegly in Iceland over 59 years. Information was retrospectively gathered about patients diagnosed with acromegaly from 1955 through 2013. Incidence was calculated from the total Icelandic population. Information was gathered from medical records at Landspitali National University Hospital, Iceland, housing the only endocrine department in the country, at the largest hospital outside of Reykjavik (Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri, Akureyri Hospital) and the largest private outpatient clinic in Reykjavik, where some of the patients received follow-up care. Further, information on patients were sought from all endocrinologists treating adult patients in Iceland. All patients diagnosed with acromegaly during the study period were included. Fifty-two patients (32 men) were diagnosed during the study period. The average age at diagnosis was 44.5 years. Nine patients had died. Symptoms had been present for more than 3 years in most cases. Twenty-five patients had hypertension (48 %). Follow up information was available for 48 patients, 63 % were considered cured after treatment. The incidence of acromegaly in Iceland during the study period was much higher than earlier reports have indicated. During the last 9 years of the study 7.7 patients were diagnosed per million per year. At diagnosis, 38 % had developed hypertension and 10 % were diagnosed during follow up. This indicates the importance of endocrine disorders in the aetiology of hypertension. Article in Journal/Newspaper Akureyri Akureyri Akureyri Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Akureyri Pituitary 18 6 803 807 |
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To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Acromegaly is a rare disease with complications and increased mortality. The incidence and prevalence of acromegaly worldwide is not well known. To gather information on patients diagnosed with acromegly in Iceland over 59 years. Information was retrospectively gathered about patients diagnosed with acromegaly from 1955 through 2013. Incidence was calculated from the total Icelandic population. Information was gathered from medical records at Landspitali National University Hospital, Iceland, housing the only endocrine department in the country, at the largest hospital outside of Reykjavik (Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri, Akureyri Hospital) and the largest private outpatient clinic in Reykjavik, where some of the patients received follow-up care. Further, information on patients were sought from all endocrinologists treating adult patients in Iceland. All patients diagnosed with acromegaly during the study period were included. Fifty-two patients (32 men) were diagnosed during the study period. The average age at diagnosis was 44.5 years. Nine patients had died. Symptoms had been present for more than 3 years in most cases. Twenty-five patients had hypertension (48 %). Follow up information was available for 48 patients, 63 % were considered cured after treatment. The incidence of acromegaly in Iceland during the study period was much higher than earlier reports have indicated. During the last 9 years of the study 7.7 patients were diagnosed per million per year. At diagnosis, 38 % had developed hypertension and 10 % were diagnosed during follow up. This indicates the importance of endocrine disorders in the aetiology of hypertension. |
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The incidence and prevalence of acromegaly, a nationwide study from 1955 through 2013. |
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