Rapid reversal of heart failure in a patient with pheochromocytoma and catecholamine-induced myocarditis/cardiomyopathy

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 562-564

  Ahmad, Ijaz ^a   Sankaran, Ramachandran ^a   Al Addad, Abdulrazak ^a  

^a JINNAH HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Hypertension; Myocarditis; Pheochromycytoma; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; CATECHOLAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDRALAZINE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INSULIN; LIVER ENZYME; PHENOXYBENZAMINE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA TUMOR; ADULT; ANURIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036756170     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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