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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2021; 9(4): 951-959
Published online Feb 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i4.951
Published online Feb 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i4.951
Table 1 Laboratory test results of plasma and urinary catecholamines
| Catecholamines | Plasma urine | Reference range |
| Free normetanephrine (NMN) | 8590 pg/mL | < 145 pg/mL |
| Free metanephrine (MN) | 1260 pg/mL | < 62 pg/mL |
| Free (NMN + MN) | 9850 pg/mL | < 207 pg/mL |
| Normetanephrine (NMN) | 6440 μg/24h | 109-393 μg/24h |
| Metanephrine (MN) | 1920 μg/24h | 39-143 μg/24h |
| (NMN + MN) | 8360 μg/24h | 148-536 μg/24h |
| Free norepinephrine (NE) | 7000 μg/24h | 0-90 μg/24h |
| Free epinephrine (E) | 676 μg/24h | 0-20 μg/24h |
| Free dopamine (DA) | 557 μg/24h | 0-600 μg/24h |
Table 2 Timeline
| Date | Events |
| May 18, 2017 | Retrosternal pain, palpitations, sweating, dizziness |
| May 20, 2017 | Acute myocardial infarction |
| An immense mass on the adrenal gland | |
| Paroxysmal hypertension | |
| June 29, 2020 | Acute myocardial infarction |
| Heart failure | |
| Erythrocytosis | |
| July 3, 2020 | Pheochromocytoma was confirmed |
| July 9, 2020 | Coronary angiogram showed nonobstructed coronary arteries |
| July 10, 2020 | Hemoglobin level dropped to normal |
| August 15, 2020 | At follow-up, no complaints, laboratory examinations improved |
- Citation: Shi F, Sun LX, Long S, Zhang Y. Pheochromocytoma as a cause of repeated acute myocardial infarctions, heart failure, and transient erythrocytosis: A case report and review of the literature. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(4): 951-959
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i4/951.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i4.951