TY - JOUR
T1 - High blood pressure, ventricular tachycardia and transient left ventricular dysfunction
T2 - Do not forget pheocromocytoma
AU - Gregori, Mario
AU - Paneni, Francesco
AU - Dagostino, Michela
AU - Tocci, Giuliano
AU - Ferrucci, Andrea
AU - Savoia, Carmine
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumour of the adrenal gland that secretes an excessive amount of catecholamines, leading to a rapid rise and fall in blood pressure, headache, sweating and palpitations. The clinical scenario of pheochromocytoma, however, may be extremely variable and may include atypical cardiovascular manifestations, eventually leading to delays or mistakes in diagnosis. This issue is crucial since a missed diagnosis of pheochromocytoma may imply fatal consequences. This article reports a case of pheochromocytoma presenting with quite atypical cardiovascular manifestations such as transient left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular tachycardia. The pathophysiological determinants underlying uncommon clinical presentations of pheochromocytoma are also discussed.
AB - Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumour of the adrenal gland that secretes an excessive amount of catecholamines, leading to a rapid rise and fall in blood pressure, headache, sweating and palpitations. The clinical scenario of pheochromocytoma, however, may be extremely variable and may include atypical cardiovascular manifestations, eventually leading to delays or mistakes in diagnosis. This issue is crucial since a missed diagnosis of pheochromocytoma may imply fatal consequences. This article reports a case of pheochromocytoma presenting with quite atypical cardiovascular manifestations such as transient left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular tachycardia. The pathophysiological determinants underlying uncommon clinical presentations of pheochromocytoma are also discussed.
KW - Hypertension, pathogenesis
KW - Left-ventricular-dysfunction, pathogenesis
KW - Phaeochromocytoma, pathogenesis
KW - Ventricular-tachycardia, pathogenesis
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U2 - 10.2165/11593430-000000000-00000
DO - 10.2165/11593430-000000000-00000
M3 - Article
C2 - 21806080
AN - SCOPUS:80051501252
VL - 18
SP - 57
EP - 59
JO - High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention
JF - High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention
SN - 1120-9879
IS - 2
ER -