Surgical Correction of Carcinoid Heart Disease Improves Liver Function and 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid Levels

INTRODUCTION: Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is a consequence of neuroendocrine tumors releasing 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) into the systemic circulation, affecting right heart valves, causing fibrosis, and eventually right heart failure. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of valve-rep...

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Autores principales: Shah, Husnain Abbas, Sagar, Vandana, Hughes, Simon, Khanna, Amardeep, Yim, Ivan, Lodge, Freya, Singh, Harjot, Oelofse, Tessa, Ó'Súilleabháin, Críostóir, Venkataraman, Hema, Shetty, Shishir, Steeds, Richard, Rooney, Stephen, Shah, Tahir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9023856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35465425
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.791058

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9023856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35465425
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.791058

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