Tag: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

What the study found Successful removal of a pheochromocytoma, a catecholamine-producing adrenal tumor, was followed by gradual improvement in severe dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure in a 16-year-old boy. One year after surgery, he was symptom-free and his ejection fraction had improved from 10% to 40%. Why the authors say this matters The authors conclude…