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ea0034p232 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2014

High incidence of cardiac involvement in patients diagnosed with phaeochromocytoma: a clinical study using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Ferreira Vanessa , Rodrigues Mafalda , Piechnik Stefan , Marini Claudia , Karamitsos Theodoros , Francis Jane , Arnold Ranjit , Mihai Radu , Thomas Julia , Herincs Maria , Korbonits Marta , Hassan-Smith Zaki , Arlt Wiebke , Karavitaki Niki , Grossman Ashley , Neubauer Stefan , Wass John

Background: In patients with phaeochromocytoma, sudden and/or chronic exposure to catecholamines may predispose to cardiac pathology, including left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stress-induced cardiomyopathy and heart failure. We conducted the first prospective, multicentre study using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging to describe the variety and incidence of cardiac abnormalities in phaeochromocytoma.Methods: Fifty ...