Abstract
Myocardial injury in the absence of clinically significant atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is infrequently encountered in the patient presenting with signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia. Elevated plasma catecholamine levels associated with pheochromocytoma may cause myocardial injury in the absence of atherosclerotic coronary disease. The quick recognition and diagnosis of pheochromocytoma is imperative in order to initiate proper therapy. We present the case of a patient with an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma presenting as an acute myocardial infarction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 331-333 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Invasive Cardiology |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jun 2005 |