Abstract
Pheochromocytoma may present with a clinical picture indistinguishable from that of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. We report 2 such patients who underwent cardiac transplantation following which we diagnosed and successfully treated pheochromocytoma.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / therapy
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis*
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / etiology*
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy
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Catecholamines / urine
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Flushing / etiology
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Heart Transplantation*
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Humans
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Hypertension / etiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardium / pathology
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Pheochromocytoma / complications*
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Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis*
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Pheochromocytoma / therapy
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Sweating
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Tachycardia / etiology
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Weight Loss