Cardiomyopathy in phaeochromocytoma: Report of a case with a 16-year follow-up after surgery and review of the literature
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal
- Vol. 6 (6) , 539-544
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a061900
Abstract
A 39-year-old woman had suffered from congestive heart failure of unknown cause for 3.5 years before a phaeochromocytoma was diagnosed. After pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine, the tumour was removed by surgery resulting in disappearance of signs of heart disease. The patient was followed for 16 years: at that time she was free of symptoms and X-ray and echocardiography showed only a slightly enlarged heart and a minor impairment of left ventricular performance. Six similar cases from the literature are reviewed. The significance of catecholamines in causing heart disease in patients with phaeochromocytoma is discussed.Keywords
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