Abstract
A patient with a phaeochromocytoma and severe left ventricular heart failure caused by a catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy is described. The clinical signs of congestive heart failure resolved rapidly on treatment with captopril and myocardial performance became normal within two weeks of medical treatment with captopril for one week and with captopril in combination with phenoxybenzamine for another week.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / metabolism
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Adult
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Captopril / therapeutic use*
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Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
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Catecholamines / metabolism*
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Heart Failure / drug therapy*
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Humans
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Male
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Phenoxybenzamine / therapeutic use
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Pheochromocytoma / complications*
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Pheochromocytoma / metabolism
Substances
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Catecholamines
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Phenoxybenzamine
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Captopril