Unexpected or Nonsuspected?

Carolina Pemberthy, MD; Catalina Gallego, MD; Juan-David Uribe, MD; Leidy Tamayo, MD; Clara Saldarriaga, MD

JACC: Case Reports (May 2020)

Unexpected or Nonsuspected?

Carolina Pemberthy, MD,
Catalina Gallego, MD,
Juan-David Uribe, MD,
Leidy Tamayo, MD,
Clara Saldarriaga, MD

Affiliations

Carolina Pemberthy, MD: Cardiology Department, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia; Address for correspondence: Dr. Carolina Pemberthy López, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Cardiology, St. 78b #72a-159, Medellin, Antioquia 050034, Colombia.
Catalina Gallego, MD: Cardiology Department, Clinica Cardio VID, Medellin, Colombia
Juan-David Uribe, MD: Intensive Care Department, Clinica Cardio VID, Medellin, Colombia
Leidy Tamayo, MD: Intensive Care Department, Clinica Cardio VID, Medellin, Colombia
Clara Saldarriaga, MD: Cardiology Department, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia; Cardiology Department, Clinica Cardio VID, Medellin, Colombia; Cardiology Department, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 5
pp. 832 – 834

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Acute heart failure represents a challenge, especially in infrequent etiologies. We present the clinical case of a young woman diagnosed with acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Pheocromocytoma was identified as a reversible etiology. The surgical treatment led to a complete recovery of cardiac function. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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