In our study, the integrated evaluation of FS and AS showed that 41% of acromegalics are at risk for coronary atherosclerosis and that coronary calcifications were evident in about half of them despite the fact that myocardial infarction was not more frequent in acromegalic patients than the general population. Moreover, the control of acromegaly did not influence significantly the extent of coronary atherosclerosis.
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