Endocrine Abstracts

Catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy is a rare presentation of pheochromocytoma (PCC) with typical and atypical subtypes. These patients are associated with worse rates of morbidity and mortality compared to patients with PCC that were incidentally found. Frequently, these patients would present in the emergency setting with cardiac symptoms that may be difficult to distinguish from ischemic cardiomyopathy, and hence patients may be prescribed cardiac treatment in the form of ...