The Role of Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Involvement in a Rare Systemic Condition: The Carcinoid Heart Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Carcinoid heart disease is a rare presentation of the carcinoid syndrome, which is caused by excessive tumoral hormone production and the abundant release of vasoactive substances with systemic expressions. A 62-year-old woman presented with flushing, diarrhea, weight loss, and right-sided heart fai...

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Autores principales: Șerban, Adela, Dădârlat-Pop, Alexandra, Tomoaia, Raluca, Hagiu, Claudia, Axente, Dan, Donca, Valer, Suceveanu, Mihai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9776767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36552936
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12122929

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9776767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36552936
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12122929

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