• Int. J. Cardiol. · Mar 2010

    Letter Case Reports

    Coronary emergency and diabetes as manifestations of pheochromocytoma.

    • José F V Martin, Luciana N C Martin, Juan C Yugar-Toledo, Afonso A C Loureiro, Patrícia M Cury, and Heitor M Júnior.
    • Int. J. Cardiol. 2010 Mar 18; 139 (3): e39-41.

    AbstractWe report on a woman with refractory hypertension and diabetes suffering from hypertensive crises, one with chest pain suggesting acute coronary syndrome, and another with an abdominal pain, after which a para-aortic abdominal mass was diagnosed, by ultrasound, as pheochromocytoma, later confirmed by an adrenal scintigraphic study with (131)I-labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine. The patient was successfully treated with complete reversal of hypertension and diabetes. Our case illustrates the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in patients simultaneously presenting with an acute myocardial event and hypertensive crises.Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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