Carcinoid heart disease and the utility of 3D trans-thoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography : Two clinical cases

Carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine malignancies. We present two cases of metastatic carcinoid tumors, complicated by carcinoid syndrome and by cardiac valve involvement. Carcinoid syndrome is characterized by secretory diarrhea, episodic flushing, and bronchospasm. Cardiac involvement occurs i...

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Publié dans:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 26(2014), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 51-5
Auteur principal:	Fazlinezhad, Afsoon (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Moravvej, Zahra, Azari, Ali, Bigdelu, Leila
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2014
Accès à la collection:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Sujets:	Journal Article Carcinoid heart disease Echocardiography Pulmonary Three-dimensional Tricuspid Valve