PMID- 21223554 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110404 LR - 20240117 IS - 1532-429X (Electronic) IS - 1097-6647 (Print) IS - 1097-6647 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Jan 11 TI - Adrenergic myocarditis in pheochromocytoma. PG - 4 LID - 10.1186/1532-429X-13-4 [doi] AB - The clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma is variable and many biochemical and imaging methods have been suggested to improve the diagnostic accuracy of what has been termed "the great masquerader". This case-report is of a middle-aged woman with a non-specific clinical presentation suggesting acute coronary syndrome or subacute myocarditis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at presentation showed myocardial edema and intramyocardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). An adrenal mass was seen, which was confirmed as pheochromocytoma and surgically removed. Our case shows evidence for acute adrenergic myocarditis, with resolution of both the edema and the LGE after surgical excision. FAU - Roghi, Alberto AU - Roghi A AD - Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, CMR Unit, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niguarda Ca'Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy. alberto.roghi@gmail.com FAU - Pedrotti, Patrizia AU - Pedrotti P FAU - Milazzo, Angela AU - Milazzo A FAU - Bonacina, Edgardo AU - Bonacina E FAU - Bucciarelli-Ducci, Chiara AU - Bucciarelli-Ducci C LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article DEP - 20110111 PL - England TA - J Cardiovasc Magn Reson JT - Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance JID - 9815616 RN - 0 (Catecholamines) RN - 0 (Contrast Media) RN - AU0V1LM3JT (Gadolinium) SB - IM MH - Acute Disease MH - Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/*complications/surgery/urine MH - Adrenalectomy MH - Catecholamines/*urine MH - Contrast Media MH - Edema, Cardiac/etiology MH - Female MH - Gadolinium MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MH - Middle Aged MH - Myocarditis/*etiology/urine MH - Pheochromocytoma/*complications/surgery/urine MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/*etiology/urine PMC - PMC3025878 EDAT- 2011/01/13 06:00 MHDA- 2011/04/05 06:00 PMCR- 2011/01/11 CRDT- 2011/01/13 06:00 PHST- 2010/09/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/01/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/04/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/01/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1097-6647(23)01359-5 [pii] AID - 1532-429X-13-4 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1532-429X-13-4 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2011 Jan 11;13(1):4. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-13-4.