Left ventricular remodelling observed in acromegaly is not related to the presence of arterial hypertension; we hypothesize that the increased echoreflectivity and QTd are long-term consequences of cardiac hypertrophy and prolonged exposure to high levels of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I.
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