Phaeochromocytoma-Induced Myocardial Necrosis

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Authors

Stephen Bourke · University Hospital of North Durham

G. Wilkes · University Hospital of North Durham

Dan L. Maloney · University Hospital of North Durham

G Terry · University Hospital of North Durham

Abstract

A case is described in which acute myocardial infarction and pulmonary oedema occurred in a patient with normal coronary arteries as the result of metabolically induced coronary insufficiency in a phaeochromocytomic crisis.

Topics & Keywords

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Scottish Medical Journal

Volume 36, Issue 6, pp. 184-184

DOI: 10.1177/003693309103600609

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