A Case of Pheochromocytoma with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
- Author:
Yoo Bae AHN
;
Moo Il KANG
;
Kwang Woo LEE
;
Ho Young SON
;
Sung Koo KANG
;
Bong Yeon CHA
;
Baek Jong SEO
;
Ki Yook JANG
;
In Jae YOON
;
Sang Jun LEE
;
Sun Sook PARK
;
Yong Seok OH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pheochromocytoma;
Acute myocardial infarction
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Blood Pressure;
Catecholamines;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Myocardial Infarction*;
Pheochromocytoma*
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
1997;12(4):655-660
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pheochromocytoma, the catecholamine-producing tumor of chromaffin tissue, is associated with a curable form of hypertension. Recently we report the case of a 59 year-old male admitted for an acute myocardial infarction and who subsequently developed late recurrent severe ventricular arrhythmia coincident with transient hypertensive episodes. A pheochromocytoma was diagnosed on the basis of the urinary concentration of catecholamines and computerized tomography of the adrenal glands. After stabilization of his cardiac rhythm and blood pressure with alpha adrenergic blockade, the left adrenal gland, which contained the tumor, was subsequently resected. The diagnosis of a pheochromocytoma should be considered when recurrent ventricular arrhythmia are associated with intermittent hypertension after acute myocardial infarction.
