ArticleJACC. Case reports2026
Catecholamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy Initially Misdiagnosed as Myocarditis in a Patient With Pheochromocytoma.
Article in JACC. Case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- When Myocarditis Isn't Myocarditis: Unmasking Pheochromocytoma in the Cardiology Clinic.JACC. Case reports · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundCatecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy (CICMP) is myocardial injury from excessive catecholamine secretion by pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL), with reversible cardiac dysfunction post-tumor resection. CASE SUMMARY: A 29-year-old female initially hospitalized for severe myocarditis recovered but presented 3 years later with marked blood pressure fluctuations. She was diagnosed with CICMP secondary to pheochromocytoma and managed with aggressive blood pressure control and successful tumor resection, achieving favorable outcomes with stable blood pressure off medications. DISCUSSION: Literature review shows CICMP is occult. The reminder for clinicians from this case is that for atypical myocarditis, especially in patients experiencing blood pressure fluctuations, PPGL should be considered, and relevant examinations should be promptly completed. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: Blood pressure lability in a young patient with suspected myocarditis should immediately raise suspicion for PPGL and prompt biochemical screening.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.