Cor Vasa 2022, 64(4):478-481 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2021.134

(Pheochromocytoma as a rare cause of fatal heart failure)

Matej Strýček^a, Jiří Seiner^{a, b}, Jan Štros^a, Pavol Tomašov^{a, b}, Rostislav Polášek^{a, b}

^a Krajská nemocnice Liberec, a.s., Liberec

^b Fakulta zdravotních studií, Technická univerzita v Liberci, Liberec

Pheochromocytoma is a tumor that arises from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. Together with sympathetic paragangliomas, these are relatively rare catecholamine-secreting tumors. They are one of the less common causes of secondary hypertension. The clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma is very variable. The classic triad of symptoms in patients with a pheochromocytoma consists of paroxysmal episodic headache, sweating, and palpitations. In our case report, we present a patient in whom pheochromocytoma manifested primarily as a fatal heart failure.

Keywords: Acute heart failure, Cardiogenic shock, Pheochromocytoma, Stressed cardiomyopathy

Received: November 3, 2021; Revised: November 5, 2021; Accepted: November 23, 2021; Published: September 1, 2022  Show citation