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K.V. Melkozerov
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia
A.B. Kuznetsov
FGBU "Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" Minzdrava Rossii, Moskva
V.Y. Kalashnikov
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russian Federation
F.M. Abdulkhabirova
Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr, Moskva
S.N. Kuznetsov
FBGU "Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii, Moskva
A.M. Gorbacheva
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
I.I. Dedov
Endocrinology Research Centre
Journal: Problems of Endocrinology. 2019;65(2): 107–112
Sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a single ventricle of the heart and a pheochromocytoma
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K.V. Melkozerov, A.B. Kuznetsov, V.Y. Kalashnikov, F.M. Abdulkhabirova, S.N. Kuznetsov, A.M. Gorbacheva, I.I. Dedov
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DOI: 10.14341/probl9949
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Melkozerov KV, Kuznetsov AB, Kalashnikov VY, Abdulkhabirova FM, Kuznetsov SN, Gorbacheva AM, Dedov II. Sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a single ventricle of the heart and a pheochromocytoma. Problems of Endocrinology.
2019;65(2):107‑112.
(In Russ., In Engl.).
https://doi.org/10.14341/probl9949
A pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor that develops from adrenomedullary chromaffin cells and produce ones or more catecholamines, including adrenaline, norepinephrine, and dopamine. On rare occasions a pheochromocytoma is hormonally inactive. Cyanotic heart disease is also a relatively rare pathology. One of its least frequently occurring variants is the single ventricle of the heart. Presumably, in patients with cyanotic heart defects, the occurrence of pheochromocytes and paragangliomas will be higher due to the presence of certain germinative and somatic mutations. In cyanotic heart defects, the development of malignant arrythmias is one of the frequent causes of death. A combination of a pheochromocytoma with a single ventricle of the heart is extremely rare: only eight such cases have been described in the literature. This article describes a young patient with a unique case of a single ventricle of the heart, pheochromocytoma and sustained ventricular tachycardia. The cause of the ventricular tachycardia, in all likelihood, was inappropriate medical care – in this case, a prescription for verapamil. The surgical excision of the pheochromocytoma and the referral of the patient for cardiac surgery became possible only after correcting the antihypertensive and antiarrhythmic therapy. Verapamil was replaced with a combination of doxazosin and amiodarone, resulting in relatively satisfactory blood pressure readings and sinus rhythm.
Authors:
K.V. Melkozerov
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russia
A.B. Kuznetsov
FGBU "Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" Minzdrava Rossii, Moskva
V.Y. Kalashnikov
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, Russian Federation
F.M. Abdulkhabirova
Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr, Moskva
S.N. Kuznetsov
FBGU "Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii, Moskva
A.M. Gorbacheva
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
I.I. Dedov
Endocrinology Research Centre
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