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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Hypertensive crisis precatheter ablation for resistant atrial fibrillation: a case of undiagnosed bilateral pheochromocytomas.

Nina Dhillon, Nick Baniak, Shravan Nosib

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nina DhillonInternal Medicine, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0341-8472
Nick BaniakPathology, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Shravan NosibCardiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada shravan.nosib@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 63-year-old man with hypertension was referred for catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation. He was diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation approximately 6 years prior. Over the previous 12 months, his atrial fibrillation had become persistent despite medication optimisation for rate control and elective cardioversion. Sinus rhythm was restored briefly. The decision was made to pursue catheter ablation and isolation of the pulmonary veins. On anaesthetic induction, the patient suffered from a hypertensive crisis. The procedure was aborted, and the patient was admitted to hospital for investigations of secondary hypertension. Ultimately, the patient was diagnosed with bilateral pheochromocytomas. This case outlines the diagnostic challenges and cardiac comorbidities associated with bilateral pheochromocytomas.

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Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationPheochromocytomaPulmonary VeinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment Outcomeanaesthesiaarrhythmiascardiovascular medicinecardiovascular systemhypertension

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PMID34716146
PMCPMC8559091

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