Pheochromocytoma mimicking a non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction

We report a 57 year-old male patient admitted with a diagnosis of non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction. He had suffered from chest pain, diaphoresis and intense asthenia for three days. The electrocardiogram on admission showed a high frequency sinus tachycardia. Troponin T levels were eleva...

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Published in:	Cardiology journal Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 355 - 357
Main Authors:	Musuraca, Gerardo, Imperadore, Ferdinando, Terraneo, Clotilde, Vaccarini, Chiara, Prati, Daniele, Centonze, Maurizio, Vergara, Giuseppe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Poland 2009
Subjects:	Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Adrenalectomy Chest Pain - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Electrocardiography Humans Hypertension - diagnosis Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis Pheochromocytoma - diagnosis Pheochromocytoma - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	We report a 57 year-old male patient admitted with a diagnosis of non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction. He had suffered from chest pain, diaphoresis and intense asthenia for three days. The electrocardiogram on admission showed a high frequency sinus tachycardia. Troponin T levels were elevated. An echocardiogram suggested an antero-lateral myocardial infarction. Eventually, a left adrenal pheochromocytoma was discovered. Left ventricular function, severely depressed, returned to normal after medical and surgical therapy.
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ISSN:	1897-5593