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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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 26(2014), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 51-5
1. Verfasser:	Fazlinezhad, Afsoon (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Moravvej, Zahra, Azari, Ali, Bigdelu, Leila
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:	Journal Article Carcinoid heart disease Echocardiography Pulmonary Three-dimensional Tricuspid Valve