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Glucagonoma-induced acute heart failure

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Item Type:Article
Title:Glucagonoma-induced acute heart failure
Creators Name:Zhang, K. and Lehner, L.J. and Praeger, D. and Baumann, G. and Knebel, F. and Quinkler, M. and Roepke, T.K.
Abstract:Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) represent a broad spectrum of tumours, of which the serotonin-producing carcinoid is the most common and has been shown to cause right ventricular heart failure. However, an association between heart failure and NETs other than carcinoid has not been established so far. In this case report, we describe a 51-year-old patient with a glucagon-producing NET of the pancreas who developed acute heart failure and even cardiogenic shock despite therapy. Heart failure eventually regressed after initialising i.v. treatment with the somatostatin analogue octreotide. Chromogranin A as a tumour marker was shown to be significantly elevated, and it decreased with clinical improvement of the patient. The effects of long-time stimulation of glucagon on the myocardium have not been studied yet; however, sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium leak can be discussed as a possible mechanism for glucagon-induced heart failure.
Source:Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports
ISSN:2052-0573
Publisher:BioScientifica
Volume:2014
Page Range:140061
Date:2014
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0061
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