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Mitral valve replacement complicated by unsuspected pheochromocytoma
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|April 1, 1986
Abstract:
This report describes the case of a 65-year-old woman who underwent elective mitral valve replacement complicated by a malignantly vasoactive pheochromocytoma. The early recognition of this condition and the importance of immediate and aggressive pharmacologic intervention are discussed.