Refractory ventricular tachycardia following aortic valve replacement complicated by unsuspected pheochromocytoma.
After successful aortic valve replacement, a 68-year-old male developed sustained refractory ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation due to an unsuspected pheochromocytoma, resulting in death. The symptoms of pheochromocytoma were masked by symptoms from the cardiac disease.
Singh
A K
AK
Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.
Nguyen
P N
PN
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*