Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Acute Severe Congestive Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Severe Mitral Valvular Regurgitation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-101

  Kelley, Scott R ^a   Goel, Tarun K ^a   Smith, J Michael ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; catecholamine; heart failure; Medical Knowledge; mitral valve regurgitation; Patient Care; pheochromocytoma; Practice Based Learning; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CATECHOLAMINE; DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; METADRENALIN; METOPROLOL; NORMETADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; GASTRIC SUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 66049134962     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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