title: Case report: a 32-year-old woman with familial parangangliomas and acute cardiomyopathy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fallon
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Baran
mesh_terms: 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