Heart transplantation for end-stage cardiomyopathy caused by an occult pheochromocytoma

Dilated cardiomyopathy has been found in patients with pheochromocytoma. The cardiomyopathy and resultant congestive heart failure can be progressive and fatal, or reversible, if the source of the excess catecholamines is removed. Histologic and autopsy studies revealed a characteristic focal myocar...

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Published inThe Journal of heart and lung transplantation Vol. 11; no. 2 Pt 1; p. 363
Main Authors Wilkenfeld, C, Cohen, M, Lansman, S L, Courtney, M, Dische, M R, Pertsemlidis, D, Krakoff, L R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1992
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - pathology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - surgery
Heart Transplantation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardium - pathology
Pheochromocytoma - complications
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Summary:Dilated cardiomyopathy has been found in patients with pheochromocytoma. The cardiomyopathy and resultant congestive heart failure can be progressive and fatal, or reversible, if the source of the excess catecholamines is removed. Histologic and autopsy studies revealed a characteristic focal myocarditis and contraction band necrosis, indicating that the circulating catecholamine excess secreted by the pheochromocytoma is the cause of the cardiomyopathy.
ISSN:1053-2498
1557-3117