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A clinical and echocardiographic case report of carcinoid-related valvular heart disease

BACKGROUND: Carcinoid syndrome is a rare disease caused by malignant neuroendocrine neoplasms. When vasoactive substances enter the systemic circulation, the triad of cutaneous flushing, bronchospasm, and diarrhoea often characterize carcinoid syndrome. Rarely, carcinoid syndrome can progress to inv...

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Autores principales: Ebrahimi, Ali J., Marogil, Peter, Von Mering, Gregory, Ahmed, Mustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7793036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33442593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa363