• 1. Department of Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences ＆ Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, P. R. China;;
  • 2. Internal Medicine, Fu Wal Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences ＆ Peking Union Medical College, Beijlng 100037, P. R. China;
Cardiac pheochromocytoma; Heart transplantation; Treatment experiences
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Objective To report the experiences using orthotopic heart transplantation （HTX） to treat a patient with primary cardiac pheochromocytoma （PCT）. Methods On June 2, 2005, a 48-year-old woman received orthotopic HTX because she suffered from cardiac PCT which can not be resected. The procedure for the recipient was uneventful. The aortic crossclamp time was 95 min, assist circulation time 64 min. Results Twenty days after the operation, the patient was discharged without any events, and serum norepinepherine dropped to 1. 339 ng/ml, and urinary norepinepherine 108μg/24h. Conclusion Orthotopic HTX is an effective treatment for cardiac PCT when it cannot be resected.

Citation： HU Shengshou,ZHANG Pingchuan,ZHENG Zhe,et al .. Orthotopic Heart Transplantation for Primary Cardiac Pheochromocytoma： A Case Report. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006, 13(3): 170-172. doi: Copy