http://chineseinput.net/에서 pinyin(병음)방식으로 중국어를 변환할 수 있습니다.
변환된 중국어를 복사하여 사용하시면 됩니다.
이영주 ( Young Ju Lee ),조현철 ( Hyun Chul Jo ),하승형 ( Seung Hyung Ha ),장지원 ( Ji Wong Jang ),김종화 ( Jong Hwa Kim ),황흥곤 ( Heung Kon Hwang ) 대한내과학회 2007 대한내과학회지 Vol.73 No.6
Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in patients with acromegaly. Recently, long-term treatment with a somatostatin analogue (Sandostatin LAR) has been shown to be effective in controlling growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) hypersecretion in most patients with acromegaly. Along with the effectiveness in the hormone profile, Sandostatin LAR has been reported to be effective for tumor mass shrinkage and clinical symptom improvement. We have encountered a female acromeglic patient with severe dilated cardiomyopathy and the patient was treated with Sandostatin LAR After treatment for 12 months, as seen by follow up echocardiography, the overall cardiac function was significantly improved. We report the case with a review of the literature. (Korean J Med 73:643-646, 2007)