Real World Data on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acromegaly: A Registries-based Approach.

Introduction: Despite the inherent heterogeneity of the information derived from national registries, they are a useful tool to investigate the epidemiological, clinical, biochemical and treatment outcome characteristics of low prevalence conditions such as acromegaly. Although the information provided by single-center experiences is more homogeneous, these studies usually comprise a limited number of patients and thus, frequently lack statistical power.

Areas Covered: Registry-based Information regarding the epidemiology, clinical presentation, biochemical and imaging diagnosis, as well as therapeutic outcome and mortality in acromegaly is critically analyzed.