PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA PRESENTING AS DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

SUMMARY Phaeochromocytomas are rare endocrine tumours that secrete excessive amounts of catecholamines and can lead to myocarditis and cardiomyopathy. We report a 63‐year‐old man with long‐standing hypertension and diabetes who presented with dilated cardiomyopathy, which was initially thought to be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of clinical practice (Esher) 2003-07, Vol.57 (6), p.547-548
Hauptverfasser:	Attar, MN, Moulik, PK, Salem, GD, Rose, EL, Khaleeli, AA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Adrenals. Adrenal axis. Renin-angiotensin system (diseases) Biological and medical sciences Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy Electrocardiography - methods Endocrinopathies Humans Hypertension - complications Hypertension - therapy Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Pheochromocytoma - complications Pheochromocytoma - diagnostic imaging Pheochromocytoma - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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