Abstract:Letters to the editor We suggest that there are two additional learning points from this case. Firstly, phaeochromocytoma crisis with sustained hypotension is notoriously difficult to manage and there is normally a significant component of myocardial dysfunction due to catecholamine toxicity. An effective treatment (along with aggressive volume replacement) is some form of mechanical circulatory support such as cardiopulmonary bypass or veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. 3,4 The use of this typ… Show more
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