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Characteristics of blood pressure in pheochromocytoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17102075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine-producing tumors arising from chromaffin cells. One of the most typical symptoms of the catecholamine-excess state is hypertension either in the sustained or paroxysmal form, and its severity does not depend on the level of circulating catecholamines. On the other hand, hypertension in pheochromocytoma is very often characterized by the amelioration or even inversion of the circadian blood pressure rhythm. In some subjects, high circulating levels of catecholamines lead to the enhanced blood pressure variability. One possible explanation for such blood pressure variability is the desensitization of the catecholamine receptors due to high levels of circulating catecholamines.
Authors:
Tomás Zelinka; Karel Pacák; Jirí Widimský
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences     Volume:  1073     ISSN:  0077-8923     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.     Publication Date:  2006 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-14     Completed Date:  2006-12-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7506858     Medline TA:  Ann N Y Acad Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  86-93     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Hypertension, Third Department of Medicine, General Faculty Hospital, U nemocnice 1, CZ 128 08, Prague 2, Czech Republic. tzeli@lf1.cuni.cz
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / physiopathology*
Blood Pressure*
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Humans
Pheochromocytoma / physiopathology*

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