作者
Davide Muratori, Patrizia Pedrotti, Matteo Baroni, Armando Belloni, Giuseppina Quattrocchi, Angela Milazzo, Cristina Giannattasio, Alberto Roghi
发表日期
2017
期刊
Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
卷号
18
期号
2
页码范围
164-8
简介
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, usually benign, potentially lethal in case of crisis with acute release of catecholamines. The heart is a target and the clinical presentation can mimic various cardiac conditions, thus rendering diagnosis elusive. Cardiac magnetic resonance is a valuable non-invasive diagnostic tool for the evaluation of cardiomyopathies; it allows the identification of catecholamine-induced myocarditis pattern and, in some cases, it can detect the primary tumor. The definitive treatment of pheochromocytoma is surgical, while the acute crisis may require mechanical support to circulation. We here report a case of pheochromocytoma in a 25-year-old man complicated by catecholamine-induced myocarditis and heart failure.
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