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Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy- life-threatening symptom of an incidental pheochromocytoma: a case report.

Johannes MierkeTobias LoehnAxel LinkeKarim Ibrahim
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2019)
A rare and challenging situation is the coincidence of a nor/epinephrine-secreting tumour, such as a pheochromocytoma, and severe CS complicating TTC. Although percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) are highly complicated and have shown conflicting results in terms of clinical efficacy for CS, its use may prevent the perpetuation of TTC due to reduced catecholamines requirement.
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