Abstract
Carcinoid heart disease occurs in approximately half of patients who have carcinoid syndrome and is the leading cause of death among these patients. It is typically manifest as right-sided valvular lesions, usually tricuspid insufficiency and pulmonary valve stenosis. This case report describes the unusual presentation of a patient with carcinoid heart disease and a large right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-128 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Texas Heart Institute Journal |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Atrial heart valve prosthesis
- Carcinoid heart disease
- Heart neoplasms/secondary
- Heart septal defects
- Malignant carcinoid syndrome
- Pulmonary valve insufficiency/etiology
- Pulmonary valve/surgery
- Tricuspid valve insufficiency/etiology
- Tricuspid valve/surgery