"Fatal pheochromocytoma crisis precipitated by dobutamine stress echocardiography" by Prabhdeep Sethi, MD

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Fatal pheochromocytoma crisis precipitated by dobutamine stress echocardiography

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Prabhdeep Sethi, MD, Baystate Health
William Hiser, MD, Baystate Health
Leng Jiang, MD, Baystate Health
Ashequl Islam, MD, Baystate Health
Mara Slawsky, MD, Baystate Health
Nitin Bhatnagar, MD, Baystate Health

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

11-1-2008

Abstract

The safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has been demonstrated in multiple studies with a major complication rate of <1%. Specifically, ventricular tachycardia during DSE has a reported incidence of 0.3%, and has been bound to be of no prognostic significance in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease. We report a unique case of fatal pheochromocytoma crisis precipitated by DSE in a patient with heretofore unknown adrenal disease. We are once again reminded that no diagnostic modality is absolutely without risk; however, minimal they might be.

Publication ISSN

0884-8734

Citation Information

Sethi PS, Hiser W, Gaffar H, Jiang L, Islam A, Bhatnagar N, Slawsky M. Fatal pheochromocytoma crisis precipitated by dobutamine stress echocardiography Eur J Echocardiogr 2008 Nov;9(6):819-21.