Catastrophic Catecholamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction, Rescued by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma is a rare disorder and functioning tumor composed of chromaffin cells that secrete catecholamines. Patients with a pheochromocytoma 'crisis' have a high mortality in spite of aggressive therapy. We present a case with a severe acute catecholamine cardiomyopathy presenting...

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Autores principales: Suh, Il-Woo, Lee, Cheol Whan, Kim, Young-Hak, Hong, Myeong-Ki, Lee, Jae-Won, Kim, Jae-Joong, Park, Seong-Wook, Park, Seung-Jung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18437026
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2008.23.2.350

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