Aortic root ectasia in patients with acromegaly: an emerging complication.

In this article, the authors discuss the study of A. F. Casini and colleagues on the aortic root diameter and prevalence of aortic ectasia in 42 patients with acromegaly. They state that the long exposure to growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) excess affect the cardiovascular system and aortic root. Moreover, they say that the findings suggest performing echocardiography to patients with acromegaly to investigate the possible acromegalic cardiomyopathy characteristics.