title: A case of unusual acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that usually develops ahead of the neuroectodermal chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla, but it may arise anywhere within plexus of sympathetic adrenergic nerves. Headache, palpitations, tremor, excessive sweating, abdominal pain, and hypertensive paroxysm are the common clinical presentations of the tumor, but it has also been reported several cardiac symptoms.
authors: Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors: Maria Teresa
authors: MT
authors: Cardillo
authors: Roberta Della
authors: RD
authors: Bona
authors: Annalisa
authors: A
authors: Caroli
authors: Anna Lia
authors: AL
authors: Valentini
authors: Luigi M
authors: LM
authors: Biasucci
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed