A Serial Echocardiograhic Obesrvation of Acute Myocardial Injury Associated with Pheoechromocytoma Crisis.
- Author:
Gyung Hwa HWANG
1
;
Jung Hoon SUNG
;
Seon Nyo CHU
;
Hong Hoon PAKR
;
Sun Hye JUNG
;
In Jai KIM
;
Tae Young KIM
;
Sang Wook LIM
;
Dong Hoon CHA
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pheochromocytoma;
Echocardiography;
Acute myocardial injury
- MeSH:
Adult;
Coronary Vessels;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Humans;
Pheochromocytoma
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2002;10(1):65-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pheochromocytoma may cause anatomic and functional cardiac abnormalities. Various echocardiographic abnormalities have been observed, including systolic anterior movement, global hypokinesis as well as hypokinesis of the base and the apex of LV. There are no previous reports of serial echocardiographic finding in patients with pheochromocytoma. We experienced a 38-year-old woman with pheochromocytoma who suffered from acute myocardial injury. Echocardiography revealed that the acute myocardial injury started in the base in the early phase and subsequently extended to the mid-portion of left ventricule. The injury persisted longer in the base than the mid-portion. than 1.5 times the adjacent normal coronary artery.
