Pheochromocytoma presenting with myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, renal failure, pulmonary hemorrhage, and cyclic hypotension: Case report and review of unusual presentations of pheochromocytoma

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-80

  Park, Meyeon ^a   Hryniewicz, Katarzyna ^a   Setaro, John F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; CAFFEINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CETIRIZINE; CODEINE; CREATININE; EPHEDRINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HEPARIN; MAGNESIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METIROSINE; METOPROLOL; MONTELUKAST; NORADRENALIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; QUINAPRIL; TRIAMCINOLONE; TROPONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAPHORESIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; HEADACHE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATECHOLAMINES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60549098090     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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