Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics of the nine patients
From: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pheochromocytoma-induced cardiogenic shock
Characteristic | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 | Case 8 | Case 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Male | Female |
Age (years) | 41 | 44 | 36 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 37 |
Medical history | |||||||||
Palpitations/headaches/sweating/hypertension | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
Other | Type 1 neurofibromatosis | Takotsubo | |||||||
Blood pressure at admission (mmHg) | 160/120 | 180/108 | 157/107 | 130/110 | 140/100 | 130/85 | 141/107 | 160/100 | 129/99 |
Pre-ECMO LVEF (%) | 5 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
Maximum troponin I (ng/L) | 2200 | 34,000 | 43,000 | 15,000 | 2000 | 18,000 | 237 | 4994 | 2083 |
NT pro-BNP at admission (ng/L) | 18,363 | 25,282 | 6363 | 18,471 | 9264 | ||||
ECMO duration (days) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Urinary metanephrine (N < 340 µg/24 h) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1894 | 7192 | 8738 | 2862 | 2582 |
Urinary normetanephrine (N < 440 µg/24 h) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 4973 | 3650 | 11,910 | 11,268 | 9254 |
Pheochromocytoma size (mm), side | 78 × 75 × 70, right | 60 mm, left | ND, autopsy | 29, left | 70, left | 103 × 95 × 75, right | 57 × 47, right | 59 × 38, left | 88 × 74×91, left |