A case of pheochromocytoma crisis simulating acute coronary syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Nov-Dec;59(6):370-372. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.01.012. Epub 2018 Feb 13.
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Keywords: Pheochromocytoma; acute coronary syndrome; catecholamines; hypertension; pulmonary edema.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acute Disease
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Adrenalectomy / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnosis
  • Metanephrine / urine
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis
  • Multiple Organ Failure / drug therapy
  • Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology*
  • Pheochromocytoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pheochromocytoma / pathology
  • Pheochromocytoma / surgery
  • Pulmonary Edema / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Edema / etiology
  • Radionuclide Imaging / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Troponin I / blood
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology

Substances

  • Troponin I
  • Metanephrine