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01.05.2015 | e-Herz: Case study
Cardiogenic shock with takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy in functional retroperitoneal paraganglioma
verfasst von:
P. Shan, L. Yu, X. Hong, W. Huang, MD
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Ausgabe 3/2015
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Excerpt
Functioning paragangliomas are rare catecholamine-producing extra-adrenal chromaffin-cell-derived tumors that cause paroxysmal episodic hypertension and other symptoms typically associated with pheochromocytomas, including headaches, pallor, palpitations, and diaphoresis [
1]. Here, we describe a rare case of functional retroperitoneal paraganglioma first manifesting as cardiogenic shock secondary to catecholamine-induced takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy. …