What is it about?
We report a very unusual case of a patient with new onset Pheochromocytoma which evolved to receive a Cardiac Transplant as treatment after resection of the tumor successfully.
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Why is it important?
This case discusses difficult management issues with a complex patient with pheochromocytoma and how he was managed for tumor excision and bridged to receive a donor heart. Catecholamine excess was thought to cause his STEMI and heart failure which did not reverse with tumor excision
Perspectives
This is a unique case which required a multidisciplined approach to end with a successful outcome
Dr Wayne D. Old
Sentara Healthcare Inc
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This page is a summary of: Case Report: Pheochromocytoma-related catecholamine cardiomyopathy with successful outcomes after orthotopic heart transplantation, F1000Research, August 2015, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.3264.1.
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