Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Medical School, Daegu, Korea.
Korean Circ J. 2009 Jun;39(6):254-7. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.6.254. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
Pheochromocytomas presents with variable clinical manifestations. Cardiomyopathy caused by a pheochromocytoma is well known. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with recurrent left ventricular dysfunction, who was subsequently found to have a pheochromocytoma. The patient had two different patterns of cardiomyopathy. Patients with a cardiomyopathy, of non-specific origin, should have a pheochromocytoma ruled out.
嗜铬细胞瘤的临床表现多种多样。由嗜铬细胞瘤引起的心肌病是众所周知的。我们报告了一例 62 岁女性反复出现左心室功能障碍,随后发现患有嗜铬细胞瘤。该患者有两种不同类型的心肌病。对于非特异性起源的心肌病患者,应排除嗜铬细胞瘤。