Unrecognised pheochromocytoma in pregnancy discovered through metoclopramide-triggered hypertensive emergency

Unrecognised pheochromocytoma in pregnancy discovered through metoclopramide-triggered hypertensive emergency

Purpose Pheochromocytoma, a catecholamine-secreting tumour leading to neurological and cardiovascular life-threatening conditions through hypertension crisis, occurs in 0.1-0.5% of hypertensive patients, but it is extremely rare in pregnancy (0.0018-0.006%). Some classes of drugs, even commonly used...

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Main Authors: Aurelio Negro, Ignazio Verzicco, Stefano Tedeschi, Rosaria Santi, Barbara Palladini, Anna Calvi, Alessandro Giunta, Davide Cunzi, Pietro Coghi, Riccardo Volpi, Aderville Cabassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-09-01
Series:Blood Pressure
Subjects:
metoclopramide
pheochromocytoma
pregnancy
hypertension emergency
labetalol
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2021.1945428

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