Heterotopic Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in a Patient With Carcinoid Heart Disease

Neuroendocrine tumors can lead to carcinoid heart disease with subsequent development of severe tricuspid regurgitation due to thickening and restriction of the tricuspid leaflets. We present a patient who underwent successful heterotopic transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for torrential tric...

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Autores principales: Stolz, Lukas, Doldi, Philipp M., Weckbach, Ludwig T., Schwinger, Robert H.G., Stocker, Thomas J., Massberg, Steffen, Näbauer, Michael, Hausleiter, Jörg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9681668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36438434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.10.011
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Sumario:Neuroendocrine tumors can lead to carcinoid heart disease with subsequent development of severe tricuspid regurgitation due to thickening and restriction of the tricuspid leaflets. We present a patient who underwent successful heterotopic transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for torrential tricuspid regurgitation due to carcinoid heart disease. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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