title: A case of transient left ventricular ballooning with pheochromocytoma, supporting pathogenetic role of catecholamines in stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We experienced a case with severe acute heart failure showing "takotsubo"-like left ventricular asynergy. Subsequently, he was found to have pheochromocytoma, and underwent emergent adrenalectomy, which almost completely reversed his cardiac function and symptoms. His clinical course, supports the pathogenetic role of catecholamines in "takotsubo cardiomyopathy".
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: Naoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayakawa
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uozumi
authors.forename: Shigeto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yonemura
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukusima
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Kiichirou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000502:physiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines