[Pheochromocytoma-related cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy secondary to pheochromocytoma: is new terminology needed?].

Stress cardiomyopathy—apical ballooning, tako-tsubo syndrome, or transient apical dyskinesia—is an intriguing condition of unknown etiology. It typically affects older women who, after an event causing physical or emotional stress, present chest pain and ST elevation on the anterior aspect of the ECG (although it may also show T-wave inversion, depressed ST, or normal findings). At presentation, the condition may be confused with acute