An unusual cause of palpitations requiring atrioventricular node ablation and pacemaker therapy.
We report the unique case of a patient who complained of palpitations resistant to many antiarrhythmic treatment strategies, finally requiring treatment with atrioventricular node ablation and pacemaker implantation. A pheochromocytoma was eventually diagnosed, 16 years after the onset of her symptoms.
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University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed