Andrew Wiper, M Eisenberger, A McPartlin, M El-Omar
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Abstract
Mild aortic root dilation is relatively common in patients with acromegaly and does not usually require surgical intervention. A case involving a 27-year-old acromegalic woman who presented with heart failure and gross aortic root dilation that was successfully treated with a composite aortic graft prosthesis is described.
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