This correspondence reports the case of a 54 year old man with an inoperable metastatic paraganglioma who developed resistant tachycardia and hypertension during treatment with 177Lu Dotatate, despite maximal β-adrenoceptor and calcium channel blockade. The patient's condition worsened, leading to systolic heart failure and acute kidney injury. Administration of ivabradine, an I
This correspondence reports the case of a 54 year old man with an inoperable metastatic paraganglioma who developed resistant tachycardia and hypertension during treatment with 177Lu Dotatate, despite maximal β-adrenoceptor and calcium channel blockade. The patient's condition worsened, leading to systolic heart failure and acute kidney injury. Administration of ivabradine, an I
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Keywords:
Ivabradine
catecholamine-induced tachycardia
paraganglioma
sinus tachycardia
heart-rate control