Pheochromocytoma presenting as acute myocarditis with cardiogenic shockin two cases

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2151-2155

  Wu, Xue Ming ^a,b   Chen, Jien Jiun ^a   Wu, Cho Kai ^a   Lin, Lian Yu ^a   Tseng, Chuen Den ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocarditis; Cardiogenic shock; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITROGEN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; TROPONIN I; UREA;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD LIMB; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEADACHE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; R WAVE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEATING; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 61749103206     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1360     Document Type: Article

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