Cardiac arrest and catecholamine cardiomyopathy secondary to a misdiagnosed ectopic pheochromocytoma

Endokrynol Pol. 2020;71(5):479-480. doi: 10.5603/EP.a2020.0040. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Authors

Xiaoying Chen¹, Xian Liu¹, Shijing Tian¹, Xi Wang¹, Hong Tang¹, Yingxi Yu¹, Dan Zhang¹, Yan Peng²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
² Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. 2017110469@stu.cqmu.edu.cn.

PMID: 32716044
DOI: 10.5603/EP.a2020.0040

Abstract

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Keywords: cardiac arrest; catecholamine cardiomyopathy; pheochromocytoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / etiology*
Catecholamines / metabolism*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Pheochromocytoma / complications*
Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*

Substances

Catecholamines