Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy in pheochromocytoma.

Background: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC) is commonly triggered by acute illness, physical or emotional stress and has been associated with elevated catecholamine levels. TTC has also been associated with pheochromocytoma (TTC-pheo).

Methods: We performed a computer assisted search of the electronic databases Medline, Scopus and Google Scholar from 1965 to January 2011.