Development of severe intrapulmonary shunting in a patient with carcinoid heart disease after closure of a persistent foramen ovale: a case report

BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) can affect the cardiopulmonary system causing carcinoid heart disease (CHD) and valve destruction. Persistent foramen ovale (PFO) occlusion is indicated in patients with CHD and shunt-related left heart valve involvement. CASE SUMMARY: We report the case of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schüttler, Dominik, Mourouzis, Konstantinos, Auernhammer, Christoph J, Rizas, Konstantinos D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8759518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35047738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab494

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8759518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35047738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab494

Ejemplares similares