Premium
Cardiomyopathy and phaeochromocytoma
Author(s) -
GILSANZ F. J.,
LUENGO C.,
CONEJERO P.,
PERAL P.,
AVELLO F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb12258.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , heart failure
Summary A ease is presented of phaeochromocytoma with catecholamine‐induced cardiomyopathy. The difficulties in the management when left ventricular failure occurred are reported and the importance of monitoring pulmonary artery pressure during the anaesthetic procedure is stressed.