REVERSIBLE CATECHOLAMINE-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY PRESENTING AS ACUTE PULMONARY-EDEMA IN A PATIENT WITH PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA

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作者
ELIAN, D [1 ]
HARPAZ, D [1 ]
SUCHER, E [1 ]
KAPLINSKY, E [1 ]
MOTRO, M [1 ]
VERED, Z [1 ]
机构
[1] TEL AVIV UNIV,SACKLER FAC MED,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL
关键词
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; PULMONARY EDEMA;
D O I
10.1159/000175956
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Cardiac injury caused by elevated levels of circulating catecholamines is a well-known Phenomenon. We report a patient who, secondary to transient regional left ventricular dysfunction (despite normal coronary arteries), developed acute pulmonary edema. Echocardiography showed marked anteroapical hypokinesia and an apical thrombus. The diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was made by plasma catecholamine levels, abdominal ultrasound and finally at operation. The patient recovered completely long before surgical intervention was undertaken.
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