This case report highlights that pheochromocytoma-induced catecholamine excess can be a rare but important trigger for tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
Pheochromocytoma may trigger tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy; single case report leaves open need for systematic evaluation.
Tako-tsubo kardiomyopatie je charakterizovanĂĄ pĹechodnou dysfunkcĂ levĂŠ komory a je spojena s bolestĂ na hrudnĂku, EKG zmÄnami imitujĂcĂmi akutnĂ koronĂĄrnĂ syndrom, pozitivitou kardiomarkerĹŻ pĹi nepĹĂtomnosti vĂ˝znamnĂŠho postiĹženĂ koronĂĄrnĂch tepen, vÄtĹĄinou v nĂĄvaznosti na pĹedchozĂ stresujĂcĂ udĂĄlost. PĹesnĂĄ pĹĂÄina tako-tsubo nenĂ zcela jasnÄ vysvÄtlena, ale pravdÄpodobnÄ jde o prudkĂ˝ vzestup hladiny katecholaminĹŻ, kterĂ˝ vyvolĂĄ myokardiĂĄlnĂ dysfunkci. V naĹĄĂ kasuistice prezentujeme pĹĂpad 47letĂŠ pacientky s rozvojem tako-tsubo kardiomyopatie indukovanĂŠ nadprodukcĂ katecholaminĹŻ pĹi feochromocytomu pravĂŠ nadledviny.
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