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Pheochromocytoma, a rare cause of acute cardiogenic shock

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  1. Center for Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiology, Aalborg Hospital, 9100, Aalborg, Denmark

    Ole Eschen, Ole Frøbert & Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen

  2. Department of Pathology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, 9100, Aalborg, Denmark

    Vibeke Jensen

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Eschen, O., Frøbert, O., Jensen, V. et al. Pheochromocytoma, a rare cause of acute cardiogenic shock. Clin Res Cardiol 96, 232–235 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-007-0496-x

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