Recurrent Catecholamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy in a Patient With a Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytomas presents with variable clinical manifestations. Cardiomyopathy caused by a pheochromocytoma is well known. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with recurrent left ventricular dysfunction, who was subsequently found to have a pheochromocytoma. The patient had two different pat...

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Autores principales: Jang, Se Yong, Yang, Dong Heon, Lee, Sang Hyuk, Kim, Jae Hee, Park, Sun Hee, Park, Hun Sik, Cho, Yongkeun, Chae, Shung Chull, Jun, Jae Eun, Park, Wee Hyun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2771839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19949632
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2009.39.6.254
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Sumario:Pheochromocytomas presents with variable clinical manifestations. Cardiomyopathy caused by a pheochromocytoma is well known. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with recurrent left ventricular dysfunction, who was subsequently found to have a pheochromocytoma. The patient had two different patterns of cardiomyopathy. Patients with a cardiomyopathy, of non-specific origin, should have a pheochromocytoma ruled out.

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