Acute cardiac complications and subclinical myocardial injuries associated with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Jing Zhou¹  Yunlang Dai¹  Junting Hu¹  He Xuan¹  Yunxiang Miao² 

[1] Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Road, 215006, Suzhou City, People’s Republic of China;Department of Echocardiography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Pheochromocytoma;    Cardiac complication;    Myocardial injury;    Longitudinal strain;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12872-021-02013-6

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCatecholamine excess arising from pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) can cause a wide spectrum of cardiac manifestations, including acute cardiac complications (ACCs) and subclinical myocardial injuries (SMIs). In this study, we aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of ACCs and SMIs in a large cohort of patients with PPGLs.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of consecutive patients with PPGLs admitted between January 2013 and July 2020 (n = 189). The prevalence of ACCs and SMIs and characteristics of patients identified with ACCs and SMIs were investigated. Moreover, comparisons were performed between patients with and without ACCs.ResultsFourteen patients (7.4%) fulfilled the criteria for ACCs, including nine (4.8%) who presented with Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy, four (2.1%) with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and finally one (0.5%) with catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy. Compared to those without ACCs (n = 175), patients with ACCs had a higher prevalence of epinephrine-producing PPGLs (81.8% vs 33.9%, P = 0.006) and were more likely to show invasive behavior (61.5% vs 27.3%, P = 0.022) or hemorrhage/necrosis (53.9% vs 17.4%, P = 0.005) on histology. The apical sparing pattern (5/7, 71.4%) was the dominant impairment pattern of longitudinal strain (LS) for patients displaying Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy. In patients without cardiac symptoms, a fairly high proportion (21/77, 27.3%) of patients who underwent screening for troponin and/or natriuretic peptide and/or echocardiography had SMIs.ConclusionsOne in every fourteen PPGL patients presented with ACCs, and in the patients with Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy, the apical sparing pattern was the primary impairment pattern of LS. Additionally, nearly one-third of patients without symptoms had SMIs. The diagnosis of PPGLs should be considered in patients with acute reversible cardiomyopathy, especially in those exhibiting an apical sparing pattern of LS.

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