Case report: a 32-year-old woman with familial parangangliomas and acute cardiomyopathy.
We describe the first case of a patient with familial paragangliomas, acute postoperative catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy, and the subsequent diagnosis of an unsuspected adrenal pheochromocytoma. Relevant literature is reviewed, and treatment options are discussed.
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Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Fallon
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Baran
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology