title: Ventricular tachycardia in acromegaly.
abstract: Cases of sudden cardiac death have been reported in patients with acromegaly. Malignant ventricular arrhythmias may play an important role in this fatal complication, but the exact mechanisms are not well understood. We report on an acromegalic patient presenting with documented recurrent syncopal ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain. maapalomares@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pachón
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Padial
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy