- 著者
- KANJI IGA KENJIRO HORI KATUJI KITAGUCHI TADASHI MATSUMURA HIROMITU GEN GO TOMONAGA TOSHITAKE TAMAMURA
- 出版者
- The Japanese Circulation Society
- 雑誌
- JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL (ISSN:00471828)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.55, no.11, pp.1061-1067, 1991-11-20 (Released:2008-04-14)
- 参考文献数
- 12
- 被引用文献数
- 23 26
Eight cases of transient reversible segmental asynergy of the left ventricle thought not to be related to coronary artery lesions are reported. Three cases were associated with inflammatory reactions of unknown origin, and one each with lactic acidosis, abdominal surgery, hypoglycemia, tetanus and pneumonia. None of the patients had symptoms suggestive of ischemic heart disease before or after these episodes. Electrocardiograms before these episodes were all normal. Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed to evaluate abnormal electrocardiograms. Coronary angiography was performed in 4 of 8 cases and was normal in all 4 cases; 2 done as emergencies and 2 non-emergencies. Two ergonovine tests were negative. Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities. present mainly at the apex of the left ventricle, returned to normal in I to 4 weeks. Giant negative T waves in the chest leads during this recovery period were characteristic electrocardiographic features and normalized in 6 weeks on average . We believe that these episodes were not related to ischemia due to coronary artery disease, but to some metabolic humoral factors. An excellent prognosis can be expected if these abnormal metabolic circumstances can be resolved.
1 0 0 0 OA REVERSIBLE LEFT VENTRICULAR WALL MOTION IMPAIRMENT CAUSED BY PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA : A Case Report
- 著者
- KANJI IGA HIROMITSU GEN GO TOMONAGA TADASHI MATSUMURA KENJIRO HORI
- 出版者
- The Japanese Circulation Society
- 雑誌
- JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL (ISSN:00471828)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.53, no.7, pp.813-818, 1989-07-20 (Released:2008-04-14)
- 参考文献数
- 15
- 被引用文献数
- 35 41
Excessive catecholamine levels can cause myocardial damage in experimental animals. Similar observations have been made in humans following autopsy for pheochromocytoma. However, whether catecholamine crises are reversible or not remains uncertain. We report here a case in which pheochromocytoma manifested as acute pulmonary edema during an operation. Serial echocardiograms revealed that the depressed motion of the left ventricular wall was reversed after tumor removal. The plasma catecholamine level was extraordinarily high during the episode of acute pulmonary edema, and it seems that catecholamines in high concentration can directly damage the myocardium.