title: [Catecholamine-induced myocarditis in pheochromocytoma].
abstract: Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, usually benign, potentially lethal in case of crisis with acute release of catecholamines. The heart is a target and the clinical presentation can mimic various cardiac conditions, thus rendering diagnosis elusive. Cardiac magnetic resonance is a valuable non-invasive diagnostic tool for the evaluation of cardiomyopathies; it allows the identification of catecholamine-induced myocarditis pattern and, in some cases, it can detect the primary tumor. The definitive treatment of pheochromocytoma is surgical, while the acute crisis may require mechanical support to circulation. We here report a case of pheochromocytoma in a 25-year-old man complicated by catecholamine-induced myocarditis and heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca, Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muratori
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca, Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedrotti
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca, Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baroni
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano.
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belloni
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca, Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quattrocchi
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca, Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milazzo
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano - Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milano.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannattasio
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca, Cardiologia 4, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roghi
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines