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A A Case Rep
; 7(9): 196-199, 2016 Nov 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27607406
ABSTRACT
We describe the first case of a pregnant woman presenting with an acute inverted takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy caused by a postpartum diagnosed hemorrhagic pheochromocytoma, successfully treated with percutaneous venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (va-ECMO). During admission, an emergency cesarean delivery had to be performed. The fetus needed resuscitation for 5 minutes. The mother was successfully resuscitated and treated with percutaneous va-ECMO for 7 days. Despite advances in diagnostic techniques during the past decade, in many cases, pheochromocytoma in pregnancy is still missed. This results in a maternal and fetal mortality rate of up to 30% in both.