日本心臓血管外科学会 = The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery / 南江堂
Abstract
金沢大学医薬保健研究域医学系We performed a left ventricular aneurysmectomy for a left ventricular aneurysm associated with acromegaly in a 62-year-old man. Bromocriptine mesilate was administered to suppress high growth hormone (GH) levels, and there were no complications during or after the operation. The majority of patients with acromegaly die of cardiovascular diseases such as cardiomegaly, hypertension, arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries, congestive heart failure, valvular disease, and arrhythmia. Ventricular aneurysm is a rare complication of acromegaly. In order to safely operate, it is important to control serum GH levels and pay special attention to the well-known complications of acromegaly such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension
