Lian Peng-hu, Ding Li, Zhang Xue-bin, Zhang Yu-shi, Ji Zhi-gang, Li Han-zhong
Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100032, China.
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2013 Aug 18;45(4):605-8.
To discuss perioperative treatment and cardiac function changes after medicine and surgical treatment of pheochromocytoma patients with severe catecholamine cardiomyopathy.
Five pheochromocytoma patients with severe catecholamine cardiomyopathy in our hospital for the past 5 years were studied, their general characteristics, clinical manifestations, diagnosis tests summarized and the cardiac function changes before and after the treatment evaluated.
All the 5 patients were diagnosed definitely before operation. After medication, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of the 5 patients improved and 4 patients' LVEF increased 7-10 days after operation compared with after medication, and one patient's LVEF improved after 3 months.
Pheochromocytoma patients with severe catecholamine cardiomyopathy should have adequate medication, and their abnormal cardiac function would be reversed after surgical treatment.
