Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) – A lifesaving modality for treatment of pheochromocytoma-induced inverted Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy

Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumors which overproduce catecholamines and arise from the adrenal gland or extra-adrenal chromaffin cells of the sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia. We report a case of pheochromocytoma-induced inverted Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy leading to cardioge...

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Main Authors: Tarek Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Fayaz Khazi, Yehia Karaly, Kamal Al Tahmody, Fariborz Bagheri, Ahmed Khalaf, Yasir Amin, Ashraf El Houfi, Rashid Nadeem, Hassan Hotait, Obaid Al Jasim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730318300380