Table 1.

Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of acromegalic patients.

Patients	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Variables
Age (ys)	37	30	49	31	69	55	57	47
Sex	M	M	M	F	F	M	M	M
BSA (g/m²)^\|\|	1.95	1.99	2.03	2.27	1.68	2.11	2.10	2.11
Presumed disease duration (ys)	7	2	4	4	10	1	2	4
IGF-1 at biopsy (ng/ml) ^†	1241	1205	634	952	657	938	938	787
LVEF (%)^**	54	58	56	60	50	50	52	55
MWT (mm)^‡	14	13	10	11	13	14	16	13
LV mass index (g/m²) ^¶	151	132	88	103	143	132	160	136

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BSA=Body surface area;

^†

IGF -1=Insulin-like growth factor 1, normal range=80–330 ng/ml;

^**

LV=Left ventricular, EF=Ejection Fraction;

^‡

MWT=maximal wall thickness;

^¶

LV mass index calculated according to Devereux36, normal values 91±20 g/m2.