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Case Reports
. 1990 Dec;13(11):943-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF03349666.

Pheochromocytoma associated ventricular tachycardia blocked with atenolol

R D Michaels  1 , J H Hays, J T O'Brian, K M Shakir
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Pheochromocytoma associated ventricular tachycardia blocked with atenolol

R D Michaels et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

Ventricular tachycardia in patients with phenochromocytoma is rare. We report a patient with a norepinephrine-secreting extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma who had exercise induced ventricular tachycardia. Prior to diagnosis, the patient was treated with a selective beta 1 blocker, atenolol, which resulted in suppression of the dysrhythmia and amelioration of the hypertension. This is the first reported case of selective beta blockade suppressing ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a pheochromocytoma. Electrocardiographic abnormalities described in patients with pheochromocytoma are reviewed.

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