An autopsy case of left ventricular apical ballooning probably caused by pheochromocytoma with persistent ST-segment elevation.
We describe the autopsy case of an 86-year-old man who experienced left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning with pheochromocytoma. During the follow-up period, his electrocardiogram (ECG) showed persistent ST-segment elevation in leads V3 to V6, and an echocardiogram revealed persistent LV dysfunction in the apical region. He died 64 days after admission. Pathological findings suggested catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy and pheochromocytoma. This is the report of a rare autopsy case of LV apical ballooning.
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan. Electronic address: ueda-hiroyasu@sumitomo-hp.or.jp.
Hiroyasu
H
Ueda
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Yoshiya
Y
Hosokawa
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Ui
U
Tsujii
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Masami
M
Miyawaki
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Nobuhiro
N
Mitsusada
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Yuji
Y
Yasuga
Department of Cardiology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Hisatoyo
H
Hiraoka
Department of Pathology, Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Japan.
Shin-Ichi
SI
Nakatsuka
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology