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

Abstract 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...

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Published in:	Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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:	Springer 2018-12-01
Subjects:	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Pheochromocytoma Cardiogenic shock
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.12.001