Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Pheochromocytoma, a type of neuroendocrine tumor, can cause numerous symptoms and signs similar to those of other clinical conditions, with the classic triad being palpitations, headache, and diaphoresis. Patients with pheochromocytoma can present with various cardiac complications, includi...

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Main Authors: Gui‐yang Li, Man‐Xin Lin, Fa‐Guang Zhou, Qiang Li
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Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
Series:Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/anec.70063
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description ABSTRACT Pheochromocytoma, a type of neuroendocrine tumor, can cause numerous symptoms and signs similar to those of other clinical conditions, with the classic triad being palpitations, headache, and diaphoresis. Patients with pheochromocytoma can present with various cardiac complications, including myocarditis, acute coronary syndromes, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and arrhythmias. Here we report a case of pheochromocytoma that first presented with bidirectional ventricular tachycardia. The patient was initially diagnosed with acute viral myocarditis and was treated accordingly. A pheochromocytoma crisis with severe blood pressure fluctuation occurred after glucocorticoid administration, leading to further diagnostic work‐up, which eventually revealed the adrenal pheochromocytoma.
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spelling doaj-art-17d17258d2de4851abc380368b7b0d632025-08-20T02:10:42ZengWileyAnnals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology1082-720X1542-474X2025-03-01302n/an/a10.1111/anec.70063Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case ReportGui‐yang Li0Man‐Xin Lin1Fa‐Guang Zhou2Qiang Li3Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Division of Cardiology Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian ChinaXiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Division of Cardiology Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian ChinaXiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Division of Cardiology Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian ChinaXiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Division of Cardiology Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian ChinaABSTRACT Pheochromocytoma, a type of neuroendocrine tumor, can cause numerous symptoms and signs similar to those of other clinical conditions, with the classic triad being palpitations, headache, and diaphoresis. Patients with pheochromocytoma can present with various cardiac complications, including myocarditis, acute coronary syndromes, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and arrhythmias. Here we report a case of pheochromocytoma that first presented with bidirectional ventricular tachycardia. The patient was initially diagnosed with acute viral myocarditis and was treated accordingly. A pheochromocytoma crisis with severe blood pressure fluctuation occurred after glucocorticoid administration, leading to further diagnostic work‐up, which eventually revealed the adrenal pheochromocytoma.https://doi.org/10.1111/anec.70063cardiac injuryglucocorticoidpheochromocytomaventricular tachycardia
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Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
cardiac injury
glucocorticoid
pheochromocytoma
ventricular tachycardia
title Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_full Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_short Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia due to Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
title_sort bidirectional ventricular tachycardia due to pheochromocytoma a case report
topic cardiac injury
glucocorticoid
pheochromocytoma
ventricular tachycardia
url https://doi.org/10.1111/anec.70063
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