title: Pheochromocytoma-induced reverse tako-tsubo with rapid recovery of left ventricular function.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a rare, catecholamine-secreting tumor of neuroendocrine cells. It has been documented to present atypically as myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, or congestive heart failure. We present the case of a patient who had transient cardiomyopathy with hypokinesia of the basal portions of the left ventricle and hyperkinesia of the apex triggered by a pheochromocytoma crisis similar to that of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, but with an inverse left ventricular contractile pattern ('inverted tako-tsubo').
authors.affiliation: Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. naderi.nasim@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nasim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naderi
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Setayesh
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pouraliakbar
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mozaffari
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maleki
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000209:etiology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013318:Stroke Volume; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left