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- Title
Life-Threatening Cardiac Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma.
- Authors
Leite, Luiz R.; Macedo, Paula G.; Santos, Simone N.; Quaglia, Luiz; Mesas, Cezar E.; De Paola, Angelo
- Abstract
Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor of the adrenal glands, usually with benign manifestations, whose typical clinical presentation includes the triad of headache, palpitations and diaphoresis. However, a wide range of signs and symptoms may be present. In the cardiovascular system, the most common signs are labile hypertension and sinus tachycardia. Systolic heart failure and ST-segment deviations mimicking myocardial infarction have also been reported, as well as QT interval prolongation and, rarely, ventricular tachycardia. We describe a challenging diagnosis of pheochromocytoma with many cardiovascular manifestations, which could have been missed due to the absence of typical symptoms.
- Subjects
CARDIOLOGICAL manifestations of general diseases; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; ADRENAL glands; MILD hypertension; TACHYCARDIA; HEART failure; PATIENTS
- Publication
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010, p1
- ISSN
1687-9627
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2010/976120