Adrenergic Shock - An Overlooked Clinical Entity?

We report a case of recurrent shock induced by pheochromocytoma in a previously healthy, normotensive patient. We review pathophysiology and clinical features of shock and cardiomyopathy in patients with pheochromocytoma. We discuss diagnostic evaluation and therapy for pheochromocytoma-induced shoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiology in review 2005-03, Vol.13 (2), p.69-72
Hauptverfasser:	Schifferdecker, Branislav, Kodali, Dhatri, Hausner, Eva, Aragam, Jayashri
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis Cardiomyopathies - etiology Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Norepinephrine - secretion Pheochromocytoma - diagnosis Pheochromocytoma - metabolism Pheochromocytoma - physiopathology Receptors, Adrenergic Recurrence Shock - diagnosis Shock - etiology Shock - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of recurrent shock induced by pheochromocytoma in a previously healthy, normotensive patient. We review pathophysiology and clinical features of shock and cardiomyopathy in patients with pheochromocytoma. We discuss diagnostic evaluation and therapy for pheochromocytoma-induced shock.
ISSN:	1061-5377 1538-4683
DOI:	10.1097/01.crd.0000151679.16187.2f