Quadruple Valve Replacement for Carcinoid Heart Disease

INTRODUCTION: Carcinoid heart disease most frequently involves the tricuspid or, more rarely, the pulmonary valve and presents with right heart failure as 5-HT is metabolized by the lung. Left-sided valve involvement is quite rare. We describe our experience of 3 patients presenting with heart failu...

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Autores principales: Mujtaba, Syed Saleem, Clark, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30184038
http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2017-0224

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30184038
http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2017-0224

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